In what order should the nurse prioritize the following client needs as the shift begins at 1500 if there is no one to whom to delegate? 1) Initiate antibiotic therapy ordered at 1200 for 78-year-old diabetic with streptococcal glomerulonephritis. 2) Call physician to clarify new order for oral beta blocker before initiating therapy for stable 55-year-old with history of myocardial
infarction and asthma. ?3) Prepare for diagnostic lumbar puncture by physician to be performed at 1800 . ?4) Provide teaching about medications for client with peptic ulcer whose discharge order has been written and who is waiting to go home.
a. 1, 4, 2, 3
b. 4, 2, 1, 3
c. 2, 4, 1, 3
d. 3, 2, 4, 1
a
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