The nurse prepares the client for surgery in 1 hour but the pregnancy test, included in the preoperative prescriptions written yesterday, is not in the medical record. Which does the nurse implement first?
1. Cancel the procedure.
2. Collaborate with surgeon.
3. Draw a stat pregnancy test.
4. Ask client whether she is pregnant.
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3. The nurse obtains a blood specimen for a stat pregnancy test because the provider ordered one preoperatively and the prescription is still valid.
1. Cancelling the procedure is premature.
2. After the pregnancy test is sent, the nurse notifies the surgeon about the need for the test.
4. The nurse avoids sending the client to surgery on the basis of client's verbal report because the client is potentially ignorant of a pregnancy or conceals the truth.
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