The nurse is preparing to transfer a client to the operating room for surgery. Put the interventions in order for the nurse to perform. (List in order of priority.)
a. Take a full set of vital signs.
b. Have the client go to the bathroom to void.
c. Ask the client to state his or her name and check the ID band.
d. Administer ordered preoperative sedation.
c, b, a, d
First, the nurse should identify the client using two identifiers to ensure that the correct client is being prepped for surgery. Next, the nurse should assist the client to the bathroom, then take vital signs, then finally administer preoperative sedation once the client is in bed.
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