A nurse is completing the preoperative checklist of a client who will soon have a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). Which of the following observations listed in the preoperative checklist should the nurse verify?
A) If the client's allergies have been identified and documented
B) If the client has explored alternative treatment options
C) If the client has received his or her prescription for postdischarge medications
D) If the client's next of kin has been notified
A
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In a preoperative checklist, the nurse verifies the client's allergy status. Alternative treatments are not addressed in the preoperative checklist and the prescription is normally provided in the postsurgical setting. A preoperative checklist does not require that a client's next of kin be notified preoperatively.
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