Question

Roger works in a rural emergency department and on night shift him and another RN are the only nurses within department. One night his bestfriend was brought in with a minor trauma. Unfortunately,his partner for the night was busy with another client and the Roger did not know what to do as he recognized that nursing his best friend could be a conflict of interest .How should rogers handles this situation ?

Answer 1

Roger should handle the situation in good manner that is, the care which is given to patient must be equal and should follow the equality, privacy, respect ,safety,dignity,independence,confidentiality. First of all ,he should give care for the patient to whom he was giving care before his bestfriend arrives, because as a nurse , all patients are equal and each patient has his own problems and rights. As a nurse roger can't give care to patient according to hos interest. A characteristic of good nurse is one that shows empathy to each patient, making their true effort to put themselves in their patient's care.Also problem solving skill are essential , in which nurses generally have the most one-to-one time with patients and often responsible for decision-making related to care. Critical thinking is also an important skill in a good nurse ,putting that knowledge into successful practice requires an ability to think critically especially in high stress situations.