A patient complains to his nurse that he is in great pain and that his current medication must not be working. He asks the nurse
to prescribe him a new painkiller. Why should the nurse refuse ? A Nurses requires a second opinion before they are allowed to prescribe medicine. B. The patient may have an allergic reaction to the new medication and go into shock C. Nurses do not have education in these types of medicines .D. It is outside the nurse's scope of practice to prescribe medication
D. It is outside the nurse's scope of practice to prescribe medication
Explanation:
In a health care facility, nurses are not allowed to prescribe drugs because it lies outside their scope.
Irrespective of the magnitude of complain from the patient, it is not the responsibility of the registered nurse to prescribe new drugs to a patient receiving care in healthcare facility.
Hence the nurse should refuse to grant the request of the patient.
