A client is on the phone when the nurse brings a preoperative antibiotic before scheduled surgery.The circulating nurse has requested the antibiotic be started.The client wants the nurse to wait before starting it.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

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The preoperative antibiotic must be given within 60 minutes of the surgical start time to ensure the proper amount is in the tissues when the incision is made.The nurse should explain the rationale to the client for this timing.The other options do not take this timing into consideration and do not give the client the information needed to be cooperative.

A Client Is on the Phone When the Nurse Brings