QUESTION: During the routine end-of-shift counting of controlled drugs, the medication aide notices that 10 pills of Xanax (Alprazolam) are missing from a prescription pill bottle. No one knows why the pills are missing. Which action should the medication aide take next?
A. Notify the charge nurse
B. Document the 10 pills as having been administered to a patient
C. Notify the administrator of the facility
D. Do nothing at the moment since 10 pills is not a large shortage
Answer:A
QUESTION: During the routine end-of-shift counting of controlled drugs, the medication aide notices that 10 pills of Xanax (Alprazolam) are missing from a prescription pill bottle. No one knows why the pills are missing. Which action should the medication aide take next?
A. Notify the charge nurse B. Document the 10 pills as having been administered to a patient C. Notify the administrator of the facility D. Do nothing at the moment since 10 pills is not a large shortage