To ensure the nurse administers medications to the right client, which method of identification is MOST appropriate?
a. Ask the client to fully state name, and check the client's identification armband with the medication administration record (MAR).
b. Ask the family or visitors the client's name.
c. Call the client's name.
d. Check the client's name on the door or bed.
A
The nurse determines that the medication is administered to the right client by asking the client to verbally identify her- or himself and then checking the client's identification band before the medication is administered. For a client who cannot speak, the identification band is checked every time, even if the nurse recognizes the client by sight and has previously administered medication to the client.
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