Difficult intravenous catheter on confused elderly patient

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You are a registered nurse assisting another registered nurse, insert a difficult intravenous (IV) catheter on a confused elderly patient. As the patient jerks, you observe the nurse stick themself with the sterile IV catheter, thus contaminating the IV catheter. You mention your observation to the nurse and offer to get another IV catheter. The nurse says, "It's no big deal," and inserts the IV catheter anyway. How would you handle this situation? Use the literature to support your response. Is this a legal or an ethical situation? Summarize the key facts. How is the issue related to nursing management or leadership and why? Summarize your agency's pertinent policy or procedure. Discuss the ethical or legal ramifications. Using a management or a leadership theory, discuss how you will handle the situation and the actions that should be taken.

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