The staff RN’s assignment on the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift includes a newly admitted patient with pneumonia, a new post-op surgical patient requesting pain medication, and a patient diagnosed with...

The staff RN’s assignment on the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift includes a

newly admitted patient with pneumonia, a new post-op surgical patient

requesting pain medication, and a patient diagnosed with nephrolithiasis

who is complaining of nausea. What should the nurse do first after

change of shift handoff report?

A. Assess the newly admitted pneumonia patient.

B. Give morphine to the new postoperative patient.

C. Set up the 9 a.m. medications.

D. Administer Zofran (ondansetron hydrochloride) to the patient complaining of nausea.