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.
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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 employee?s injuries have been treated.
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