You are caring for a patient with renal failure. His morning laboratory results reveal an abnormal potassium level of 6.8. This value is more elevated than on the previous day, when the level was within normal limits
You page the patient's physician, but he does not return your call right away. You become busy with another patient and forget to notify the physician again and fail to mention the critical laboratory value to the oncoming nurse during shift report. Which of the following does this scenario illustrate? Choose all that apply.
1) Failure to implement a plan of care
2) Failure to evaluate
3) Malpractice
4) Failure to assess and diagnose
ANS: 1, 2, 4
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