- Follow the verbal order.
- Follow the written order.
- Clarify the discrepancy with the prescribing physician to ensure patient safety and correct documentation.
- Ask another nurse for their opinion.
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- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Autonomy
- Justice
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Tell the patient there's nothing more that can be done.
- Document the pain and wait for the next dose time.
- Re-assess the pain, advocate for additional pain management strategies or a change in orders from the physician, and explore non-pharmacological interventions.
- Suggest the patient just try to relax.
- Serve the prescribed diet.
- Inform the patient that their diet is incorrect.
- Temporarily withhold the conflicting food, provide an appropriate alternative, and immediately contact the dietitian and physician for a revised order.
- Just serve a small portion.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Justice
- Non-maleficence
- Proceed with the procedure, as consent was obtained.
- Document the patient's reluctance and proceed.
- Immediately stop the procedure, inform the physician, and ensure the patient's informed consent is freely and genuinely given.
- Ask the family member to reconfirm consent.
- Administer the medication as ordered.
- Refuse to administer the medication without question.
- Express concerns to the physician, provide evidence of potential harm or lack of benefit, and seek clarification or an alternative order, escalating if necessary.
- Administer a reduced dose.
- Re-enter only the remembered information.
- Guess the missing information.
- Document accurately what is known, indicate any missing information due to system failure, and report the technical issue to IT.
- Use a paper chart for the rest of the shift.
- Parental autonomy
- Veracity
- Non-maleficence (to the child)
- Justice
- Insist on following hospital policy strictly.
- Allow the family to provide all care regardless of policy.
- Collaborate with the family to integrate their cultural practices while ensuring essential medical care and infection control standards are met.
- Document that the family is uncooperative.
- Join the colleague in social media use.
- Ignore the behavior, as it's not directly harming patients.
- Report the colleague's unprofessional conduct to the charge nurse or supervisor, as it impacts productivity and patient safety.
- Text the colleague to stop.
- Refuse to participate.
- Participate half-heartedly.
- Understand the importance of preparedness, participate professionally, and provide constructive feedback on improving efficiency without compromising patient care.
- Only watch the drill.
- Use the monitor and manually verify readings.
- Disregard the monitor and use only manual methods.
- Document the malfunction and report the faulty equipment to the biomedical department for repair or replacement, as it impacts patient safety.
- Tell patients the monitor is unreliable.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Veracity
- Administer less frequent doses to avoid over-medication.
- Administer the pain medication more frequently as per order and advocate for better pain management.
- Wait for the physician to proactively change the order.
- Tell the patient to endure the pain.
- Decline the role without explanation.
- Accept the role but provide minimal guidance.
- Communicate concerns about preparedness to management, seek additional support/training, or decline if truly unable to fulfill the role ethically.
- Learn along with the student.
- Administer it quickly before attending to the emergency.
- Delegated it to a junior nurse.
- Temporarily defer administration of the high-alert medication to ensure full focus, or ask a colleague to double-check, then attend to the emergency.
- Administer it without checking.
