What should the nurse administering preoperative medications recognize before administering the medication?
a. Preoperative medications are used only to decrease client anxiety.
b. Intravenous medications can be administered only by an anaesthesiologist on the day of surgery.
c. A preoperative diazepam (Valium) tablet should be administered within 15 minutes of scheduled surgery.
d. Preoperative opioids given to decrease pain may help reduce intraoperative anaesthetic requirements.
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