The Nurse Is Providing Meperidine (Demerol)to a Client Who Reports

The nurse is providing meperidine (Demerol) to a client who reports postsurgical pain 8 of 10.The order is for 50 mg to be orally administered to the client in tablet form every 4 hours, but each tablet contains 100 mg.Which is the best action for the nurse to take?

A) Call the doctor to request that the order be changed to 100 mg every 8 hours.
B) Administer half of the tablet to the client and then discard the other half by flushing it down the toilet.
C) Administer half the tablet to the client and dispose of the other half in a chemical waste container with another licensed nurse as a witness, recording the narcotic drug wastage on the narcotic record and having the witness cosign.
D) Administer half the tablet to the client and save the other half for the next dose.