Due to the age of the patient, the interventions will be focused on educating the child's guardians, with inclusion of the child as appropriate. The medications arrive and the patient is to receive bismuth subsalicylate, an adsorbent antidiarrheal medication. What action should the nurse take prior to medication administration?
a) Assess intake and output numbers
b) Assess pain
c) Assess bowel sounds
d) Contact the physician as the medication is contraindicate