How would you handle this situation? Please provide rationale(s) for your response
You are the circulating nurse for a procedure and are working with an experienced RN, who is the instrument nurse. During the course of the initial count you note that the instrument nurse is not counting items according to practices set out in your operating suite's policy manual, which is based on professional standards.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Inform the RN that you are uncomfortable with his approach to doing the count. Remind him about the correct policy and request that you both recount the items, following the correct policy. You may need to employ one of the graded assertiveness strategies to manage the situation (see Chapter 2).
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