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⟩ Please explain as a nurse is insisting to give medication to a patient whom you don't know and you don’t know the medication. What do you do?

Some questions seem simple on the surface. But providing a simple answer is not going to get you very far. Its obvious with this hypothetical question that you should of course not go ahead an prescribe the medication.

But you need to show your awareness of the needs of others in this situation, in particular the member of nursing staff and the patient.

☛ How are you going to discuss your dilemma with the nurse and possible the patient?

☛ Is the situation urgent? Will you need to call your senior for advice?

☛ Do you have time to go away and look up the medication and review the patient's file?

☛ What will you be telling the nurse? Their job is probably being held up by your current lack of knowledge. So you should be indicating to them when you will be able to get back to them.

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