A patient who has a history of schizophrenia and is is brought to the emergency hallucinating department health-care of a community hospital. The primary provider in charge refuses to admit the patient. The nurse attempts to educate the primary health-care provider regarding the law involving patients who are grossly disabled. The primary health-care provider still refuses to admit the patient. What is the nurse's next action? 1. Admit the patient against the primary health-care provider's wishes. 2. Refuse to discharge the patient as per the primary health-care provider's orders. 3. Describe the primary health-care provider's behavior to the nursing supervisor and ask for guidance. 4. Call the primary health-care provider's supervisor and explain that the health-care provider is acting inappropriately.

A patient who has a history of schizophrenia and is is brought to the emergency hallucinating department health-care of a community hospital. The primary provider in charge refuses to admit the patient. The nurse attempts to educate the primary health-care provider regarding the law involving patients who are grossly disabled. The primary health-care provider still refuses to admit the patient. What is the nurse's next action? 1. Admit the patient against the primary health-care provider's wishes. 2. Refuse to discharge the patient as per the primary health-care provider's orders. 3. Describe the primary health-care provider's behavior to the nursing supervisor and ask for guidance. 4. Call the primary health-care provider's supervisor and explain that the health-care provider is acting inappropriately.

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Chapter5: The Therapeutic Approach To The Patient With A Life-threatening Illness

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