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 the patients medical history, which is the opposite of what you learned during training. what should you do? a. immediately remind eve that she needs to ask about the patients medical history. b. let eve continue helping the patient and discuss the order of events with her afterward. c. report eves action to your supervisor immediately. d. interrupt eves procedure so you can ask the patient about her medical history.

Explanation:

In a medical - emergency situation, obtaining a patient's medical history is crucial for proper treatment. Interrupting Eve to ask the patient about her medical history is the most appropriate action as it can provide important information that may affect the patient's care. Reminding Eve about asking for medical history may not be timely enough, and letting Eve continue without getting the history could be risky. Reporting Eve's action immediately is not the top - priority when dealing with a patient's health needs at the moment.

Answer:

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