A patient has been prescribed a medication which needs to be split in half to achieve the correct dose. What is an appropriate nursing action in this context?

A patient has been prescribed a medication which needs to be split in half to achieve the correct dose. What is an appropriate nursing action in this context?

Use scissors. Crush the tablet.

Use a tablet cutter.

Break the tablet by hand.

The primary health care provider has given the drug prescription "4 mg PO qid" to a patient. How will the nurse interpret this?

The primary health care provider has given the drug prescription "4 mg PO qid" to a patient. How will the nurse interpret this?

4 mg to be given intradermally daily 4 mg to be given intravenously daily

4 mg to be given orally, four times a day

4 mg to be given intravenously, three times a day

The nurse has been asked to administer a suppository to a patient. What route of administration does the nurse select?

The nurse has been asked to administer a suppository to a patient. What route of administration does the nurse select?

Oral Skin

Rectal Parenteral

A patient has been prescribed a medication, "3 gtt PO." How does the nurse interpret this order?