- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
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- Ignore the behavior, as it's the physician's responsibility.
- Confront the physician publicly about hand hygiene.
- Remind the physician of hand hygiene guidelines and, if the behavior persists, report it through appropriate channels.
- Offer hand sanitizer to the physician.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Guess the settings to save time.
- Administer the medication via a different route.
- Consult with a more experienced nurse or a pharmacist, or refer to the pump's manual, to ensure accurate programming and patient safety.
- Administer half the dose to be safe.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Veracity
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Confidentiality
- Justice
- Autonomy
- Cultural competence
- Professional boundaries
- Veracity
- Autonomy
- Veracity
- Beneficence
- Justice
- Join the colleague in the practice.
- Ignore the behavior, as it doesn't directly harm patients.
- Report the colleague's time card discrepancies and improper work practices to the charge nurse or human resources.
- Confront the colleague and threaten to report them.
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Autonomy
- Fidelity
- Force the patient to comply with wound care.
- Abandon the wound care until the patient agrees.
- Administer prescribed pain medication before wound care, explain the risks of refusal, and document thoroughly, collaborating with the physician on pain management.
- Tell the patient their refusal is unacceptable.
- Continue administering medications as requested.
- Confront the patient about lying.
- Document the observed discrepancy and report it to the medical team for further assessment and appropriate intervention.
- Ignore the discrepancy and trust the patient.
- Individual autonomy
- Clinical competence
- Distributive justice
- Informed consent
- Autonomy
- Veracity
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Privacy
- Communication
- Assessment tools and methods
- Documentation
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Refuse to provide records, citing confidentiality.
- Provide all records immediately.
- Consult with legal counsel and the hospital's legal department to ensure compliance with the subpoena while protecting patient privacy to the extent legally permissible.
- Provide only the minimum necessary information.
- Agree with the patient's unrealistic expectations to maintain hope.
- Correct the patient harshly to ensure reality.
- Continue to provide realistic information and support, while acknowledging the patient's feelings and hopes.
- Avoid discussing recovery at all.
- Continue to work and do their best.
- Publicly shame the facility.
- Document specific instances of neglect and escalate concerns to regulatory agencies or professional nursing organizations.
- Organize a protest among staff.
