The medication nurse is in charge of transcribing drug orders and administering drugs to assigned patients. While preparing the drugs for administration, the nurse should always check
A) for drug composition.
B) the chemical, generic, and trade name of each drug.
C) the drug name at least three times—before, during, and after obtaining each drug.
D) the cost of each drug.
C
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