Professional nursing practice (clinical transition) · practice question

A senior nursing student during a supervised medication pass is being evaluated for transition-to-practice skills and clinical communication. Assessment data include the preceptor stops a medication pass because the student did not verify two identifiers. Before a medication-related action, what must the nurse verify?

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

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B. 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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