The nurse in the surgical unit is caring for a 47-year-old female client.
0910:New prescription for a continuous heparin infusion for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the right leg. No bleeding noted. The bag removed from the automated dispensing cabinet is labeled heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL 5% dextrose (100 units/mL). Infusion pump programmed at 24 mL/h, the rate on the medication administration record (MAR). Unit policy requires an independent double check by a second nurse before an IV heparin infusion is started; the second nurse is at the bedside. Client is asleep, with the identification band on the left wrist.
The nurse has reviewed the Orders from 0850 and the Nurses' Notes from 0910.
Select the 3 actions the nurse should take before starting the infusion.