A nurse manager learns of a violent situation with a visitor in ...

[frankwu]

A nurse manager learns of a violent situation with a visitor in which an employee was injured. The manager learns the employee has multiple facial lacerations. Which action by the manager would be appropriate?
 
  1. Page a physician who recently left the unit.
  2. Administer first aid and take the employee to the emergency room.
  3. Call security to assist in the transfer of the employee to the emergency room.
  4. Call administration and inform them of the incident.

Question 2

A nurse hears screaming from a clients room. A male visitor leaves the clients room. Which action should the nurse take at this time?
 
  1. Call the local police.
  2. Notify the clients physician.
  3. Follow the visitor.
  4. Check on the client and assess the clients condition.

[cdmart10]

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. The manager should immediately treat the injured employee. It would be inappropriate to
contact a physician who has left the unit. Security will be involved in dealing with the incident.
Administration should be contacted after the employees injuries have been treated.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. The next action for the nurse is to insure the safety of the client and the other staff. Security
should be informed of the visitors location so they can manage the situation and contact the
police department. Once the environment is safe, the physician should be contacted and
informed of the incident.

[frankwu]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Liddy]

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