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.
ANS: B
Since this is an operative procedure, the client must sign an informed consent, which must be on the chart. Giving anxiolytics and antibiotics and reinforcing teaching may also be required but do not take priority.
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