The nurse is caring for a patient who will have surgery that morning. The patient usually takes an antihypertensive medication every morning. The patient has been NPO since midnight. What action will the nurse perform?
a. Ask the patient to swallow the pill without water.
b. Give the medication with a small sip of water.
c. Consult the provider and surgeon about giving the medication.
d. Hold the medication until after the patient's surgery.
ANS: C
The patient's provider or surgeon should determine the importance of giving the medication along with the safety of administering it prior to anesthesia. The nurse should not give the medication with or without water without the provider's permission.
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