A newly employed nurse had read the nurse practice act very carefully. After the first orientation day, the nurse read the agency procedure book from cover to cover and discovered that some policies seemed to be contradictory to the state law
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask another nurse working at the agency what to do.
b. Ask the physician what should be done when there are discrepancies.
c. Follow agency policy and procedures that are in place.
d. Report the discrepancies to the agency and volunteer to help revise the policy.
ANS: D
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