NUR ASSESSMENT

1. A nurse on the evening shift checks a physician's prescriptions and notes that the dose of a prescribed medication is higher than the normal dose. The nurse calls the physician's answering service and is told that the physician is off for the night and will be available in the morning. The nurse should: Call the nursing supervisor Correct Ask the answering service to contact the on-call physician Withhold the medication until the physician can be reached in the morning Administer the...