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Question

The nurses on a medical surgical floor complain to their nurse manager about difficulty in the ability to deliver the morning medication pass within the allowed 30 minute time frame. What should the nurse manager do first?

  1. Change the policy to allow more time to delivery medications
  2. Consult the primary health care providers to decrease the amount of morning medications
  3. Instruct all nurses to come in 30 minutes earlier to prepare their medications sooner
  4. Complete a brief study with a chart audit to document adherence to the policy and patterns over all shifts