The experienced nurse is facing a nursing problem with a client that is different from anything encountered by the nurse in the past. The nurse considers taking the problem to the research committee to create a study but first plans to:
1. Search for projects already completed on the problem.
2. Ask the client if this is a recurring issue.
3. Ask the physician for assistance.
4. Bring the problem up for discussion in the next staff meeting.
1. Search for projects already completed on the problem.
Rationale:
Prior to beginning a research study, the problem is defined, and then a search is conducted of possible existing studies that have been completed. Asking the client if the problem is recurring will not help the nurse determine the course of care; it simply tells the nurse that the issue is a recurring one and may help the nurse to determine which projects to search. The physician is not consulted for nursing problems. A staff meeting may net some other opinions but will not give the nurse information regarding studies related to the client's problem.
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