A Registered Nurse that has been working on the unit for one year

A new graduate nurse

An Unlicensed Care Provider that has been working on the unit for three years

The Charge Nurse

Listen to the client's bowel sounds

"Would you like to schedule more night shifts to help resolve these issues?"

"What would help to correct these issues?"

"Do you have proof that these tasks are not complete?"

"I will investigate these concerns further and meet with the night nursing staff"

Highly precise lasers

Chemical substances

Scalpels and/or scissors

The nurse can assign vital signs to the UAP

The nurse can assign the administration of an intravenous fluid bolus to the PN

The nurse can assign a respiratory assessment for the client to the PN

The nurse can assign the monitoring of urinary output to the PN

The police must be called; people who attempt suicide can be charged according to law

The police must be called; people who attempt suicide are imprisoned to prevent second attempts

Persons who have attempted suicide must be restrained to prevent second attempts

Immediate psychiatric evaluation is needed by a physician

Administered medication to the wrong client due to not checking identification bracelet

The nurse threatens a client with injections if they do not behave

Treatment is provided although the client has refused treatment

A mentally competent client is prohibited from leaving the hospital facility

Insert a nasogastric tube into a stable client

Teach a client and caregiver about care of a nasogastric tube upon discharge home

Provide oral care for the client who is NPO

Administer continuous enteral feeding

The nurse tells the other nurses to be careful when working with the new graduate nurse

The nurse pushes the new graduate nurse aside when going into the medication room

The nurse demeans and embarrasses the new graduate nurse at the front desk by pointing out their medication error publicly

The nurse threatens the new graduate nurse with writing up their medication error and sending it to the unit staff