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An adult client is on call for the operating room. The preoperative medication order is for meperidine HCl (Demerol) 100 mg IM and atropine 0.4 mg IM. The operating room calls at 11:00 A.M. and requests that the client be medicated. The nurse notes that the client last received meperidine for pain at 10:00 A.M. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

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Rationale: Recent meperidine administration increases the risk of respiratory depression. Consulting the anesthesiologist ensures safe dosing.

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