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

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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; identification bracelets should always be checked.Asking the group to identify the child,calling out the child's name,and asking each child to give his or her name are not acceptable ways to identify a child.Older children may exchange places,give an erroneous name,or choose not to respond to their name as a form of a joke.

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