Question

The provider has written the following order in the eMR: “Acetominophen PO q 3-4 hours for mild pain”

The nurse determines that there is insufficient information to carry out the order.

Identify what is incorrect and /or missing from this order?

What should the nurse do before giving the medication?

Describe how nurses can help educate interdisciplinary colleagues about medication orders.

Collaborate with your colleague and add one additional comment about this scenario. Be sure to include your colleague’s name.

Answer 1

1) Dose of acetaminophen is not mentioned, thus it is an incomplete order

2) Before giving mediacation the nurse should check for doctor order.

3) Educating indiciplinary colleagues

Following are the parts of medication order isang is missing should be informed

- Patient name

--Date and time the order is written

- name of the drug

- Dose

- Route

-Frequency

-Signature of person writing order.

No medication should be given without medication order

Medication orderan be a

- Standing order

- PRN order

- single or one time order

- Stat order

Me and my colleague arpan were discussing on this order that mild pain can also be managed with a non pharmacological inyervention, rather than giving any pharmacological agent.