Nurse A has prepared scheduled medications for a client when Nurse B calls for immediate help. Nurse C offers to give the medications for Nurse A. Which is the most practical intervention for Nurse A to implement?
1. Discard the medication and help Nurse B with the client.
2. Give the medications directly to Nurse C for administration.
3. Lock the medications in the client's drawer and help Nurse B.
4. Ask Nurse C to help Nurse B; then administer the medications.
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4. The most expedient intervention for Nurse A is to send Nurse C to help Nurse B; by doing so, Nurse A administers the medications prepared by the nurse and Nurse B gets needed help efficiently.
1. Discarding the medication is wasteful because the client receives the full charge for the discarded medications; besides, another nurse is available to help Nurse B.
2. Nurses should not accept medication prepared by another person. By administering medication prepared by another person, the nurse assumes the liability of the other person's acts as well as the nurse's personal acts and increases the risk of error.
3. Locking the medications takes time and delays helping Nurse B.
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