- Administer it quickly before attending to the emergency.
- Delegated it to a junior nurse.
- Temporarily defer administration of the high-alert medication to ensure full focus, or ask a colleague to double-check, then attend to the emergency.
- Administer it without checking.
A nurse is preparing to administer a high-alert medication. The nurse is distracted by a sudden emergency with another patient. What is the most ethical action regarding the high-alert medication?
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