The nurse approaches a group of school-age patients to administer medication to Sam Hart.To identify the correct child,the nurse's action is to:

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The child must be correctly identified before the administration of any medication.Children are not totally reliable in giving correct names on request; the identification bracelet should always be checked.Asking children or the group for names is not an acceptable way to identify a child.Older children may exchange places,give an erroneous name,or choose not to respond to their name as a joke.

The Nurse Approaches a Group of School-Age Patients to Administer