The nurse has completed a preoperative assessment for a patient going to surgery and gathers assessment data. Of the following, which would be the most important next step?
a. Notify the operating suite that the patient has a latex allergy.
b. Document that the patient had a bath at home this morning.
c. Ask the nursing assistant to obtain vital signs.
d. Administer the ordered preoperative intravenous antibiotic.
Answer: A
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