Question

you and your coworker, eve, are nurses in the hospitals emergency department. a senior patient comes to the department complaining of chest pains. you notice that eve measures the patients vitals before asking for the patients medical history, which is the opposite of what you learned during training. what should you do? a. report eves action to your supervisor immediately. b. interrupt eves procedure so you can ask the patient about her medical history. c. immediately remind that she needs to ask about the patients medical history. d. let eve continue helping the patient and discuss the order of events with her afterward.

Explanation:

In a medical - nursing context, when a potential error in patient care (such as not asking for medical history) is noticed, it's important to correct the situation promptly. Interrupting Eve's procedure to ask the patient about her medical history is the most appropriate action to ensure patient safety and proper care. Reporting to the supervisor immediately may not address the immediate need of obtaining the medical history, and simply reminding Eve later or continuing to help without getting the history first are not the best options.

Answer:

B. Interrupt Eve's procedure so you can ask the patient about her medical history.