A nurse needs to administer a prescribed dosage of oral medication to a newly admitted client. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform when administering oral medication to the client?
A) Prepare the exact dosage of medication in front of the client.
B) Avoid administering medication prepared by another nurse.
C) Bring the prescribed medication in a ceramic cup or glass container.
D) Check the label of the medication container three times at the bedside.
B
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A nurse should never administer medications prepared by another nurse. The nurse administers only those medications that he or she has prepared. The nurse should prepare and bring oral medications to the client's bedside in a paper or plastic cup, not in a glass container or ceramic cup, in order to avoid accidents and spills. The nurse checks the label of the medication container three times when preparing it, not when administering it to the client.
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