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A nurse begins her medication rounds and encounters a non-verbal 4-year-old boy with no identification. What action should the nurse take?

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Correct Incorrect In this situation, the child’s identity can be confirmed based on the father’s statement. The medication should not be withheld after confirming the child’s identity.

A nurse begins her medication rounds and encounters a non-verbal 4-year-old boy with no identification. What action should the nurse take?

• Contact the provider
• Ask the child to write their name on paper
• Ask a coworker about the identification of the child
• Ask the father who is in the room the child’s name