Twenty minutes after a client has received a preoperative injection of atropine and midazolam (Versed),the client tells the nurse that he must be allergic to the medication because his mouth is dry and his heart seems to be beating faster than normal.What is the nurse's priority action?

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Although these are expected physiologic responses to the preoperative medication,whenever the client states that he or she can feel a change in normal cardiac function,he should be assessed.

Twenty Minutes After a Client Has Received a Preoperative Injection