A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a patient. Which action is the priority?
1. Review the medication order and check for allergies
2. Obtain vital signs and record in electronic health record
3. Wash hands and prepare for a head to toe assessment
4. Assess the other patients and review their medications
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Rationale 1: Prior to administering medications, the nurse's priority is to review the medication orders and check for allergies.
Rationale 2: Vital signs may be required for administration. Reviewing medications allows the nurse to identify drug classifications and needed vital signs.
Rationale 3: Aseptic technique is used in administering medications. Washing hands is important to administering medications. The head to toe assessment is performed prior to medication administration.
Rationale 4: Assessing the other patients is not the priority.
Global Rationale: The nurse is preparing to administer medication and the priority is to review the medication order and check for allergies. The other interventions are related to general nursing care.
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