You Have Arrived at the Emergency Department with a Patient

question 49

Multiple Choice

You have arrived at the emergency department with a patient complaining of nausea. The department is extremely busy and you are waiting to give a verbal report to the nurse or doctor. While waiting, dispatch contacts you over the radio and states that you are needed for a critically injured child. Your best action would be to:

• A) take the call and come back to give the report at a later time.
• B) provide the certified nurse's aide with a report of the patient's condition.
• C) go to the nurse's station and provide the registered nurse with a quick report.
• D) leave the patient in the emergency department and take the call.

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