A nurse works on a unit that has admitted its first client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The nurse overhears other staff members talking about the "AIDS guy" and wondering how the client contracted the disease
What action by the nurse is best?
a.
Confront the staff members about unethical behavior.
b.
Ignore the behavior; they will stop on their own soon.
c.
Report the behavior to the unit's nursing management.
d.
Tell the client that other staff members are talking about him or her.
ANS: A
The professional nurse should be able to confront unethical behavior assertively. The staff should not be talking about clients unless they have a need to do so for client care. Ignoring the behavior may be more comfortable, but the nurse is abdicating responsibility. The behavior may need to be reported, but not as a first step. Telling the client that others are talking about him or her does not accomplish anything.
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