Parents bring their 4-year-old child to to the emergency department. The child was diagnosed with pyelonephritis...
Parents bring their 4-year-old child to to the emergency department. The child was diagnosed with pyelonephritis by her physician yesterday and was treated with an antibiotic intramuscular injection. The family was then sent home with an oral antibiotic as well. Today the child is vomiting and running a temperature and therefore unable to keep the antibiotic down. As you prepare to admit her, you feel this suffering could have been eliminated had the child been admitted yesterday.
Should you tell the parents that their physician made a mistake? How should you handle this disagreement?
Homework Answers
No, a should not supposed to disclose the disagreement in
treatment with the patint as well as the patient party.
However, nurse can discuss\clear the disagreement with the
concerned physician as a part of continuous learning and if the
nurse found that he\she is right, it will be asset to manage this
kind of patients in the future.
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