A nurse caring for a 8-year-old with H.I.V. is having trouble reading the dosage on a medication order. What should the nurse do?

Explanation

•To prevent medication errors, the physician should be contacted in order to clarify the correct dose.

•A drug index will give common doses or a range of doses, not the specific dose the physician wants.

•Asking the patient or another nurse could lead to potential errors.

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