Reference no: EM133749096

Question

The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient. The nurse has the authority to make decisions, to take action, perform nursing practice. The nurse promotes and advocates for the patient's health. The nurse has to let her supervisor when something is wrong. Explanation Solved by verified expert The nurses primary commitment is to the patient: This is violated when the surgeon said that the pain med wasn't necessary, when the patient was clearly in pain. The nurse has the authority to make decisions, to take action, perform nursing practice: This again was violated when Mr. Rodriguez asked for time to apply an analgesic to the patient and the surgeon said it wasn't necessary. The nurse promotes and advocates for the patient's health: Mr. Rodriguez said the patient needed an analgesic to calm the pain before the wound debridement and the surgeon denied this privilege to the patient because "the patient didn't need it". The nurse has to let her supervisor when something is wrong: The supervisor is wrong for not taking seriously what Mr. Rodriguez said and dismissing him.