CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

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A physician offers a nurse to suture wounds of a neonate patient. The physician tells the nurse that minor wounds can be sutured by a nurse without any supervision. The nurse should:

Proceed with the procedure in the physician’s presence
Refuse to suture the wound
Call the State Board of Nursing and report the situation
Follow the instructions given by the physician

Explanation

Answer - B - The nurse should refuse to suture the wound. A state’s Nurse Practice Act is the ultimate source relative to a nurse’s professional practice; a nurse may not function outside of the legal definition of nursing practice.

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