A Nurse Makes a Medication Error and Notifies the Client's

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse makes a medication error and notifies the client's physician. The physician berates the nurse over the phone and states, "You are an idiot." How should the manager deal with this situation?

• A) Tell the nurse to go home for the rest of the day.
• B) Have the nurse call the physician back and demand an apology.
• C) Document the facts of the encounter.
• D) Privately tell the physician that the behavior was bullying.
• E) Confront the physician during rounds and demand an explanation.

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