A Nurse Is on the Elevator Preparing to Start a 12-Hour

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nurse is on the elevator preparing to start a 12-hour shift after visiting a sick family member when two other nurses enter.The nurses start talking negatively about a client they are caring for on a medical-surgical unit in the hospital.Although there are no clients on the elevator,which action by the first nurse in the elevator is appropriate?

• A) Ask the nurses to stop talking in public.
• B) Report the nurses to the unit manager.
• C) Speak to the nurses in a private place.
• D) Report the nurses to the risk manager.

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Definitions:

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