You Are Caring for One of Three People Involved in a Stabbing

question 20

Multiple Choice

You are caring for one of three people involved in a stabbing incident at a local bar. You move your patient into the back of the ambulance and begin care. Prior to leaving the scene, you find a knife in the patient's pocket. How should you proceed?

• A) Bag the knife and take it to the hospital.
• B) Place the knife in a belongings bag along with the patient's other personal effects.
• C) Ask you partner to get a law enforcement officer and have the officer retrieve the knife.
• D) Ask the patient if the knife was used during the incident.

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Definitions:

VO (Verbal Order)

A directive given orally by a healthcare provider to a member of the care team, often needing documentation and later confirmation in writing.

TO (Telephone Order)

An instruction or prescription given by a healthcare professional over the phone to another healthcare provider.

Collective Unconscious

A term coined by Carl Jung referring to structures of the unconscious mind which are shared among beings of the same species.

Personality Functioning

Aspects of an individual's personality that influence their patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior in daily life.