A Client Is Scheduled to Have a Tracheostomy Placed in an Hour.What

question 16

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled to have a tracheostomy placed in an hour.What action by the nurse is the priority?

• A) Administer prescribed anxiolytic medication.
• B) Ensure informed consent is on the chart.
• C) Reinforce any teaching done previously.
• D) Start the preoperative antibiotic infusion.

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