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Distribution of Sample Medications
What is the nurse’s role
in distributing sample medications to a patient?
In accordance to the
Alabama Nurse Practice Act Section 21-21-1, the Professional Nurse and
the Licensed Practical Nurse administer medications prescribed by the
licensed or otherwise authorized physician or dentist. If there is a
physician’s order and the pre-packaged sample has been appropriately
labeled with the name of medication, strength per dosage unit,
directions for use and physician’s name, the nurse may hand the properly
labeled packaged medication to the patient. |
