A Client Is on the Phone When the Nurse Brings

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client is on the phone when the nurse brings a preoperative antibiotic before scheduled surgery.The circulating nurse has requested the antibiotic be started.The client wants the nurse to wait before starting it.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) Explain the rationale for giving the medicine now.
• B) Leave the room and come back in 15 minutes.
• C) Provide holistic client care and come back later.
• D) Tell the client you must start the medication now.

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