The nurse who had prepared the medication in the syringe has been called away to the phone and tells the
medical assistant to go ahead and give the injection to the patient.
Since the patient is in a lot of pain and
wants his medication right away, the best action by the medical assistant would be to immediately give
him the medicine prepared by the nurse.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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