Question

the nurse admits a preoperative client to a room on the unit. which nursing action is best to identify and manage a clients valuable items during hospitalizat

1. instruct the client to place valuable personal items in the bedside table.

1. inform the client the nurse will watch over personal items while the client is in surgery.0

1. document the disposition of the clients valuable items in the medical record.

1. leave money or jewelry at the nurses station while the client is off the unit.

Explanation:

• Option 1: Placing valuables in a bedside table is not secure as it can be accessed by unauthorized people.
• Option 2: A nurse cannot realistically watch over items during surgery as they have other duties.
• Option 3: Documenting the disposition of valuable items in the medical record is a proper and accountable way. It creates a record of what was done with the client's valuables (e.g., given to a family member, placed in hospital - safe etc.).
• Option 4: Leaving money or jewelry at the nurses' station is not a formal or documented process.

Answer:

1. Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in the medical record.