Posted: December 21st, 2017

A nurse has just started her rounds delivering medication. A new patient on her rounds is a 4 year-old boy who is non-verbal. This child does not have on any identification. What should the nurse do?

– A nurse has just started her rounds delivering medication. A new patient
on her rounds is a 4 year-old boy who is non-verbal. This child does not
have on any identification. What should the nurse do?
a) Contact the provider
b) Ask the child to write their name on paper.
c) Ask a co-worker about the identification of the child.
d) Ask the father who is in the room the child’s name