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The home health nurse during an initial home visit is being evaluated for community health nursing and communicable disease reporting. Assessment data include vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations. Before a medication-related action, what must the nurse verify?

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Administer on schedule even when the client is unarousable.Delegate medication judgment to UAP to save time.Right client, medication, dose, route, time, allergies, indication, and relevant monitoring per protocol.Skip allergy checks if the drug was given previously without reaction.

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C. Right client, medication, dose, route, time, allergies, indication, and relevant monitoring per protocol.

Why

Medication safety requires full rights verification and monitoring; shortcuts increase error risk on the NCLEX and at the bedside.

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