An 11-year-old client is admitted to the healthcare facility with severe head injury following a traffic accident. The physician orders the nurse to start the client on STAT mannitol therapy to prevent cerebral edema. What measures should the nurse employ when administering medications with STAT orders?
A) Assess the patient's age and what symptoms have prompted the STAT order.
B) Chart the STAT medications before they are given and recheck the vital signs.
C) Make sure the order is on the physician's orders and the medication administration record.
D) Enter client's initials next to the order after giving STAT drugs and have the administration witnessed by two nurses.
C
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The nurse should first make sure that the STAT order is on the medication administration record and then administer the medication as soon as possible. The nurse need not assess what symptoms prompted the STAT order. The nurse assesses what symptoms have prompted the client to ask for PRN medication. STAT medications should be documented as soon as they are given and not before their administration. The nurse should document the date, time, and the nurse's initials next to the original order and not the client's initials.
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