[Expert Solution]: PN Safety: Look- and Sound-Alike Medication 3

PN Safety: Look- and Sound-Alike Medication 3.0 Case Study Test CLOSE Question: 1 of 5 Time Elapsed: 00:02:17 Pause Remaining: 08:20:00 FLAG A nurse is asked by a coworker to administer a client’s dose of meperidine IM so they can attend to another client’s needs. The coworker hands the nurse a syringe and tells them that they have already prepared the medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Verify the client’s identity and administer the medication. Offer to attend to the second client so the coworker can administer the medication. Contact the provider to verify the prescription prior to administering the medication. Ask the coworker what time the client had their last dose of meperidine.