NCLEX-RN
Leadership and Management NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse has received a telephone prescription from the primary healthcare provider (PHCP) for citalopram 10 mg PO daily. Which action is the nurse's priority while taking the telephone order?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Reading back the prescription to the PHCP (
B) is the priority to ensure accuracy and prevent medication errors, a critical safety step in taking telephone orders. Verifying stock (
A), informing the client (
C), and transmitting to the pharmacy (
D) are important but follow confirmation of the orderβs correctness.
Question 2 of 5
Correct Answer:
Rationale:
Question 3 of 5
Correct Answer:
Rationale:
Question 4 of 5
Correct Answer:
Rationale:
Question 5 of 5
Correct Answer:
Rationale: