The nurse is assigned to a 4-year-old patient admitted with a vaso-occlusive crisis secondary to sickle cell anemia. The boy is in agonizing pain. He has apparently taken off his hospital wristband. Before administering the pain medication, the nurse should perform which of the following actions?
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