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Title: The nurse has administered a preoperative medication to the patient going to surgery. Which action ... Post by: mayslee97 on Jan 18, 2018 The nurse has administered a preoperative medication to the patient going to surgery. Which action will the nurse take next?
a. Notify the operating suite that the medication has been given. b. Instruct the patient to call for help to go to the restroom. c. Waste any unused medication according to policy. d. Ask the patient to sign the consent for surgery. Title: The nurse has administered a preoperative medication to the patient going to surgery. Which action ... Post by: LyraBurroughs on Jan 18, 2018 ANS: B
Once a preoperative medication has been administered, instruct the patient to call for help when getting out of bed to prevent falls. For patient safety, explain the purpose of a preoperative medication and its effects. Notifying the operating suite that the medication has been given may be part of a facilities procedure but is not the best next step. It is important to have the patient sign consents before the patient has received medication that may make him/her drowsy. Wasting unused medication according to policy is important but is not the best next step. |