A patient refuses a dose of medication.How should the nurse document the event?
A) Patient is uncooperative and refuses the prescribed dose of digoxin.
B) Patient refuses the 0900 dose of digoxin.
C) Patient is belligerent, argumentative, and refuses the 0900 dose of digoxin.
D) 0900 dose of digoxin not given.

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"Patient refuses the 0900 dose of digoxin" objectively describes the event in which the patient refuses to take his 0900 dose of digoxin."0900 dose of digoxin not given," provides no explanation why the medication was not given.The other two options offer judgmental information,which should be avoided when charting.

A Patient Refuses a Dose of Medication