The nurse is preparing medications for a group of patients. Another nurse begins telling the nurse about her recent engagement. What is the best action by the first nurse?
1. Ask the second nurse to help with administering medications so they can have more time to talk.
2. Continue to prepare the medications for administration and pretend to listen to the first nurse.
3. Stop preparing medications until the first nurse has finished talking about her engagement.
4. Tell the second nurse that the conversation is distracting and must cease while medications are being prepared.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: When preparing medications, the nurse must focus entirely on the task at hand and instruct others who are talking to stop. It is inappropriate to ask another nurse to assist with medications so there is more time for the nurses to talk. The nurse cannot stop preparing medications; the patients must receive them on time. Pretending to listen to the second nurse's conversation will also be distracting.
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