An HIV-positive client with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is confused and keeps removing the intravenous piggyback (IVPB) needle during the administration of his trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim). Select the instructions by the charge RN to the LPN administering medications that would best rectify this situation.
A)Give the client his as-needed (PRN) sedative a half hour before the IVPB medication.
B)Assign one of the certified nursing assistants (CNAs) to stay with the client during the medication administration.
C)During the 30 minutes the medication infuses, place the client in bilateral wrist restraints.
D)Call the physician and request the medication by mouth.

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Assigning a CNA to stay with the client during medication administration is the least restrictive and most appropriate intervention to prevent the client from removing the IVPB needle.

An HIV-Positive Client with Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) Is Confused