A nurse has prepared the 9:00 A.M. client medications for administration but is called off the unit briefly. Who can distribute these medications to clients?
a. any licensed nurse (LP/VN or RN) assigned to the unit
b. a pharmacy technician
c. the nurse who prepared them
d. the head nurse
C
Guidelines used by nurses for safe administration of medications include administering only medications that have been personally prepared (i.e., not medications prepared by another nurse); listening to questions a client may raise about a medication (e.g., "This pill is a different color,") and rechecking the order and the dosage prepared; indicating on the client's medication administration record (MAR) and medical record the reason for not administering any medication; seeing that the client actually takes the medication; not leaving any medications at the client's bedside unless specifically permitted by order of a health care provider; and instructing the client to take only those medications prescribed for him or her and not to offer the medications to others.
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