When the nurse enters a patient's room to administer a medication,he calls out from the bathroom,telling her to leave his medication on the bedside table.He reassures her that he will take the medication as soon as he is finished.How should the nurse proceed?

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The nurse should inform the patient that she will return with the medication when he is finished in the bathroom.The nurse likely would not have time to stand outside the door and wait for the patient to finish in the bathroom.If the medication is left at the bedside for the patient,the nurse cannot be sure that the patient actually took the medication.Withholding the dose until the next administration time may compromise the patient's condition and is not appropriate nursing action.The drug should not be omitted; therefore,the nurse should not document a missed dose in the medication administration record.

When the Nurse Enters a Patient's Room to Administer a Medication,he