QUESTION: The medication aide is supposed to administer Metoprolol Tartrate (Lopressor) once per day at 8:00 a.m per the doctor’s order. The medication order has parameters to “hold if the pulse is less than 60.” The patient’s pulse is 55 this morning. What action should the medication aide take next?
A. Administer it anyway since a pulse of 55 is close enough to 60
B. Hold the medication and document it
C. Hold the medication, document it and immediately notify the patient’s nurse
D. Hold the medication, document it, and recheck the patient’s pulse to see if it reaches 60 beats per minute later in the morning
Answer:C
QUESTION: The medication aide is supposed to administer Metoprolol Tartrate (Lopressor) once per day at 8:00 a.m per the doctor’s order. The medication order has parameters to “hold if the pulse is less than 60.” The patient’s pulse is 55 this morning. What action should the medication aide take next?
A. Administer it anyway since a pulse of 55 is close enough to 60 B. Hold the medication and document it C. Hold the medication, document it and immediately notify the patient’s nurse D. Hold the medication, document it, and recheck the patient’s pulse to see if it reaches 60 beats per minute later in the morning