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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse)

Category - Professionalism

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You as the nurse are working on the unit. You enter the medication room and find another nurse taking intravenous medication and administering it to him- or herself. What should your next action be?
  1. Call the police.
  2. Call security.
  3. Lock the nurse in the medication room.
  4. Call the nursing supervisor.
Explanation
Answer: D - You should call the nursing supervisor and report the nurse for taking medications from the unit. The nurse practice act requires that all impaired nurses be reported. The nursing supervisor should then report to the board of nursing who will develop a plan for treatment and supervision for the nurse.
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