A nurse has received an abnormal result on a critical test for an assigned patient. The nurse has been trying to reach the resident for 20 minutes but has been unsuccessful
What should be done to ensure the best care for the patient? (Select all that apply.) a. Page the resident once and document this in the chart; he will make rounds soon.
b. Page the attending physician.
c. Continue to provide care for the patient and document all actions in the medical record.
d. Wait until the resident makes rounds to review the test results with him.
e. Begin treating the patient for the test re-sult because the nurse knows what the resident will likely order.
B, C
Upon receiving the critical test result, the nurse should page the resident. The nurse should doc-ument all attempts to reach the resident and all care provided to the patient. If the resident does not call the nurse back, the nurse should page the attending physician to ensure adequate care for the patient. The nurse should not withhold the test results until the resident makes rounds or be-gin treating the patient without a physician's order.
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