[Solved]: A prescription is written for phenytoin 500 mg IM…

A prescription is written for phenytoin 500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that treatment of pain is not a standard therapeutic indication for this drug. The nurse believes that the health care provider meant to write hydromorphone. What action should the nurse take? Question 38Answer a. Give the patient hydromorphone, as it was meant to be written. b. Call the health care provider to clarify the order. c. Administer the medication and monitor the patient frequently. d. Refuse to give the medication and notify the nurse supervisor.