A nurse has been pulled from the medical-surgical unit to the ICU unit. An ICU nurse informs the nurse that a client requires intravenous (IV) cardiac medication, which requires monitoring of potential cardiac arrhythmias
The medical-surgical nurse administers the medication and monitors the cardiac rhythm. The ICU nurse later asks the nurse what cardiac rhythm the client exhibited during administration of the medication. The nurse states, ?I don?t know.? What actions should the manager take to address this situation? 1. Meet with the ICU nurse to discuss the matter.
2. Meet with the medical-surgical nurse to determine if the nurse is aware of ICU policies.
3. Give a written warning to the ICU nurse since it was her responsibility to administer this type of
medication.
4. Report the incident to nursing administration.
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Explanation: 1. Meeting with the ICU nurse to investigate the matter is appropriate but the manager should
first discuss the matter with the medical-surgical nurse. It is inappropriate to determine at this
time to give a warning. Nursing administration may or may not need to be aware of the
situation.
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