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The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a patient and finds that the patient already has a medication patch on his right upper chest. what will the nurse do?

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Answer: Rationale: Transdermal drugs should be placed on alternating sites, on a clean and nonirritating area, and only after the previously applied patch has been removed.
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