Oxycodone Is Ordered Every 4 to 6 Hours PRN for a Patient

question 12

Multiple Choice

Oxycodone is ordered every 4 to 6 hours PRN for a patient newly diagnosed with cancer who is admitted to the hospital. The patient requests pain medication whenever reporting pain as a 7 or 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the worst pain) , but then tells the nurse the medication is not working well. What action will the provider take when learning of this situation?

• A) Prescribe a fixed dosing schedule for the oxycodone.
• B) Order intramuscular meperidine.
• C) Order intravenous morphine sulfate.
• D) Prescribe a transdermal fentanyl patch.

Understand the significance of implementing clinical decision support rules.

Grasp the requirements for maintaining active medication lists and incorporating lab results into electronic health records (EHRs).

Understand the importance of patient education resources in healthcare.

Comprehend the retention period requirements for medical records as per HIPAA.

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