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)
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![A patient who has a history of schizophrenia and is
hallucinating is brought to the emergency
department
of a community hospital. The primary
health-care 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.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb9c7b887-cd23-469d-8b98-8c509be26eda%2Ff8b693bb-92e5-4605-ad9e-79dba05e2338%2F0tbduju_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A patient who has a history of schizophrenia and is
hallucinating is brought to the emergency
department
of a community hospital. The primary
health-care 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.
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