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The nurse enters a woman’s room to administer the ordered pre-op medication for her hysterectomy

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The nurse enters a woman’s room to administer the ordered pre-op medication for her hysterectomy. During the conversation, the client tells the nurse that she and her husband are planning to have another child in the coming year. The best action for the nurse to take is which of the following?

1. 1. Do not administer the pre-op medication, notify the nursing supervisor and the physician.
   2. Go ahead and administer the medication as ordered
   3. Check to see if the client has signed a surgical consent.
   4. Send the client to the operating room (OR) without the medication