While preparing to provide a patient admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic hysterectomy the prescribed dose of ibuprofen (Motrin) 800 mg orally, which of the following actions would take highest priority?

A. Determine if the client has eaten within the past hour.
B. Assess the client's vaginal discharge.
C. Help the client ambulate in the hall.
D. Evaluate the client's most recent renal panel labs.


D

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