A Nurse Is Changing a Sterile Dressing for a Client

A nurse is changing a sterile dressing for a client with an infected wound.  While doing so, the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reports that another client is requesting medication for postoperative pain.  What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

A) Ask the UAP to take the postoperative client's vital signs and report back immediately
B) Direct the UAP to ask the client to rate the pain on a scale of 0-10 and report back immediately
C) Direct the UAP to tell the client that you will be there shortly, and complete the sterile dressing change
D) Interrupt the dressing change to medicate the postoperative client

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