A nurse is preparing to discharge a patient from telemetry to allow the patient to take a shower. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Instruct the patient to keep the telemetry patches in place.
2. Inform the patient not to apply lotion or powder on her chest after the shower.
3. Notify the monitor technician that telemetry will be turned off.
4. Ask the patient if she has a history of falls in the bathroom.
ANS: 3
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