A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a hospitalized patient. The nurse does not recognize the name of a particular medication. Which is the priority of the nurse?
1. The nurse should continue the medication administration process.
2. The nurse should review the name of the medication, its action, and how it will be given.
3. The nurse should observe the patient taking all the medications.
4. The nurse should review the hospital protocol regarding the medication administration.
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Rationale 1: The nurse should know the name of the medication, its purpose, and how it is to be administered. The nurse should not continue the medication process without knowing about the medication and its purpose for the client.
Rationale 2: The nurse has a responsibility to know the name of the medication, its purpose, and how the medication is to be administered.
Rationale 3: The nurse should observe the patient taking his or her medications. The priority is knowing the medication and not just observing the patient taking his or her medications.
Rationale 4: Reviewing the hospital protocol does not address the priority of the nurse when he or she does not recognize the name of a particular medication.
Global rationale: The nurse's responsibility in medication administration is to know the name of the medication, its purpose, and how it is administered.
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