She took her regular antipsychotic as her regular medicine but soon began to hallucinate and her agitation increased. I then reported to my RN friend and after looking at the medication chart for the patient, we found that the doctor had written another PRN medication for agitation control which was a schedule 8 medication. These medications are always blocked and controlled by two RNs or by an RN and an EN. Two registered nurses cannot carry out checks alone. My preceptor asked me to review this PRN medication with her, but I told her I could not administer and monitor the blocked schedule 4 and 8 medications as it is not within my scope of practice. I showed her the ECU document signed by me before going to any internship which clearly stated the medicine prescribed was out of my scope of practice and the guidelines stated that as a student I could not be a second
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