PRN medications and dose interval

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Mon, 12/03/2018 - 15:45
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Jeanette Dean
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PRN medications and dose interval

Good afternoon,

Do you have a policy that guides nursing for PRN medication timing? How soon can they give the next dose ie 30 min early for say a q4 hr prn order? Do you have it mapped out for each interval ie q1 hr prn vs q2 hr prn etc?

Many thanks in advance!
Jeanette Dean

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