A client is scheduled for an excretory urography at 10 a.m. An order directs the nurse to insert a saline lock I.V. device at 9:30 a.m.. The client requests a local anesthetic for the I.V. procedure and the physician orders lidocaine-prilocaine cream (EMLA cream). The nurse should apply the cream at:
a) 7:30 a.m.
b) 8:30 a.m.
c) 9 a.m.
d) 9:30 a.m.
Answer: a) 7:30 a.m.
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