The nurse is preparing a narcotic analgesic for a client with a pain level of 7 out of 10
When documenting the dose removed from the medication cabinet, the nurse notes that there is a discrepancy with the last removal by a nurse on another shift who is a charge nurse. The nurse reports the incident and can expect to be: 1. Ostracized by the staff.
2. Protected by the whistleblower act.
3. Summoned to testify.
4. Sued by the charge nurse.
2. Protected by the whistleblower act.
Rationale:
The nurse will be protected by the whistleblower act because misuse of narcotics is against the law. The staff should not know that the incident was reported. The nurse will probably not have to testify because the management team will gather the evidence. The nurse will not be sued by the charge nurse because the nurse reports the incident but does not necessarily identify the person responsible for it.
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