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    Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam

    A laboring client is requesting pain medicine and the nurse performs a vaginal exam. The client is 5/90/-2. The fetal heart rate is 145 with accelerations and moderate variability, uterine contractions are occurring q 3-4 minutes. The nurse received an order to administer Stadol 2mg IV push. Which nursing action describes safe administration of this medication?