- Isolate the patient who is making sounds.
- Ask the patient to stop making sounds.
- Provide compassionate care to the patient, educate other patients about the condition, and explore options for a single room if feasible.
- Tell other patients to tolerate it.
A nurse is providing care to a patient who, due to a severe neurological condition, makes involuntary sounds and movements that are disturbing to other patients in a shared room. The other patients complain. What is the nurse’s ethical responsibility?
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