Question

A patient is to receive an experimental treatment. discuss what is your responsibility as an RN is at this point. Ensure to include what questions would you ask the patient and what questions would you ask your supervisor or manager if the patient had significant unease about the impending procedure

Answer 1

Experimental Treatment : Is the treatment given to the people who is part of the research study. Experiment treatment can be done to test the efficacy of the treatment, procedure etc.

Questions to the Manager or Supervisor :

• Have you explain the treatment procedure at the understandable language of the patient.
• Was it done in uthreatening manner.
• Was the consent for the treatment obtained
• Did the patient ask any kinds of doubts related to treatment
• Was the patient calm while the explanation was given
• Did the patient show interest in listening to the explanation
• Was the patient cooperative.

Questions to the Patient :

• Was the procedure explained to you
• Did you follow what was explained to you
• Do you have any doubts about the treatment
• Have you signed the consent form
• Is their any concerns related to the procedure
• Are you ready for the procedure