The nurse discovers that another nurse has administered an enema to a client even though the client told the nurse that he did not want one. Which action is the most appropriate for the nurse to take?
A. Contact the client's health care provider
B. Report the incident to the nursing supervisor
C. Tell the client that the nurse did the right thing in giving the enema
D. Confront the nurse who gave the enema and tell the nurse that she is going to be charged with battery
Ans: B. Report the incident to the nursing supervisor
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