- Initiate the code to placate the family.
- Explain the DNR order and the futility of resuscitation, offering compassionate support to the family in accepting the patient's wishes.
- Ignore the family's request.
- Call the code, then explain the DNR.
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- Individual patient preferences
- Detailed documentation
- Ethical frameworks for triage and resource allocation
- Strict adherence to routine protocols
- Veracity
- Beneficence
- Justice
- Autonomy
- Administer the medication orally.
- Delay medication administration and attempt to clear the NG tube, or notify the physician for alternative orders, to ensure the medication is administered safely and correctly.
- Force the flush to clear the clog.
- Document that the NG tube is clogged and medication was not given.
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Autonomy
- Justice
- Non-maleficence
- Beneficence
- Autonomy
- Justice
- Disregard the non-verbal cues and proceed with the procedure.
- Reconfirm the patient's understanding and willingness to proceed, and address any new concerns before beginning.
- Assume the signed consent is sufficient.
- Inform the family that the patient is anxious.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Ignore the behavior, as it's the physician's responsibility.
- Confront the physician publicly about hand hygiene.
- Remind the physician of hand hygiene guidelines and, if the behavior persists, report it through appropriate channels.
- Offer hand sanitizer to the physician.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Guess the settings to save time.
- Administer the medication via a different route.
- Consult with a more experienced nurse or a pharmacist, or refer to the pump's manual, to ensure accurate programming and patient safety.
- Administer half the dose to be safe.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Veracity
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Confidentiality
- Justice
- Autonomy
- Cultural competence
- Professional boundaries
- Veracity
- Autonomy
- Veracity
- Beneficence
- Justice
- Join the colleague in the practice.
- Ignore the behavior, as it doesn't directly harm patients.
- Report the colleague's time card discrepancies and improper work practices to the charge nurse or human resources.
- Confront the colleague and threaten to report them.
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Autonomy
- Fidelity
- Force the patient to comply with wound care.
- Abandon the wound care until the patient agrees.
- Administer prescribed pain medication before wound care, explain the risks of refusal, and document thoroughly, collaborating with the physician on pain management.
- Tell the patient their refusal is unacceptable.
