The nurse is taking the history of a client who is scheduled for breast augmentation surgery. The client reveals that she took two aspirin this morning for a headache. Which action by nurse is best?
a. Take the client's vital signs and record them in the chart.
b. Notify the surgeon about the aspirin ingestion by the client.
c. Warn the client that health insurance may not pay for the procedure.
d. Teach the client about avoiding twisting above the waist after the operation.
ANS: B
The surgeon must be notified immediately since the aspirin could cause increased bleeding during the procedure. Vital signs should be recorded and postoperative teaching should be completed in the preoperative time frame, but these are not the priority since the procedure may be rescheduled. The warning about the client's health insurance is not appropriate at this time.
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