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A practical nurse (PN) is preparing to administer a scheduled oral antihypertensive medication. The barcode scanner on the medication cart is temporarily broken. Which action is the most appropriate for the PN to take before administering the medication?

  1. Ask the client to state their full name and date of birth while verifying this information against the client's printed identification band.Cevap
  2. B
    Ask the client a direct question such as 'Are you Mr. Davis?' and proceed if the client nods in agreement.
  3. C
    Confirm the client's identity by matching their room and bed number with the details on the medication administration record.
  4. D
    Request that the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who recently took the client's vital signs visually identify the client.

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The nurse should ask the client to explicitly state their full name and date of birth while verifying the information on the printed identification band.
The standard of care for safe medication administration requires the nurse to verify at least two distinct client identifiers. Having the client actively state their name and date of birth, and cross-checking this against the identification band, is the safest manual method when electronic barcode scanning is unavailable.

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1
Recognize that barcode scanning is a safety tool, but its absence does not eliminate the requirement to verify patient identity.
The nurse must use a manual, two-identifier verification method.
Safe medication administration requires strict adherence to the 'rights' of medication administration.
2
Select two acceptable, independent client identifiers.
The client's full name and date of birth are standard, approved identifiers.
Using objective, verifiable personal data prevents administering medications to the wrong client.
3
Actively involve the client in the identification process while cross-referencing with official documentation.
The nurse asks the client to state their information and checks the printed identification band.
This confirms the information verbally while validating it against the facility's official identification tool.

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Medication Rights and Safe Client Identification
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Pharmacological Therapies

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