- Schedule their next appointment for a month later
- Follow up frequently to assess for escalating risk and plan adherence, and involve supervisor/team
- Assume the safety plan has eliminated all risk
- Disclose the information to all their friends and family
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- Speak louder and slower in English
- Use a professional medical interpreter to translate instructions
- Provide written instructions only in English
- Ask the patient's child to translate
- Perform a head-to-toe assessment
- Call for a rapid response team/code blue and initiate basic life support
- Obtain a detailed history from the family
- Document the event in the patient's chart
- Join one side of the argument to de-escalate
- Allow them to continue arguing until they resolve it
- Intervene to set boundaries, encourage respectful communication, or call a brief pause
- Terminate the session immediately
- "Patient seems sad and withdrawn."
- "Patient states, 'I feel like crying,' and maintains minimal eye contact."
- "Patient has a negative attitude."
- "Patient is experiencing melancholia."
- Administer an oral antihistamine
- Monitor for further symptoms
- Administer epinephrine via auto-injector (if available and trained) or call for immediate medical assistance
- Provide a glass of water
- Your educational background
- A clear power dynamic
- Trust and rapport
- The patient's financial status
- Maintain confidentiality as requested
- Inform your supervisor immediately, as client safety overrides confidentiality in this case
- Advise the patient to tell someone else
- Document the secret in a separate, locked file
- The patient is sleeping soundly; continue to monitor
- Respiratory depression; administer naloxone as per protocol/order and notify physician
- The patient has a viral infection; provide fluids
- The patient is experiencing a pain flare; administer more opioid
- Initiate CPR until a physician arrives
- Respect the DNR order and provide comfort care
- Call a code blue and begin resuscitation
- Ask the family for clarification on the DNR order
- Advise them to ignore the discrimination
- Suggest they find a new job immediately
- Acknowledge their experience, validate their feelings, and explore support systems or advocacy options
- Tell them that everyone faces challenges at work
- Document the error meticulously
- Notify the physician, prepare emergency medications (e.g., epinephrine), and monitor the patient for anaphylaxis
- Monitor the patient for a few hours before reporting
- Inform the patient that it was a minor mistake
- Tell them to calm down and just get it over with
- Explain the procedure quickly and proceed with the venipuncture
- Pause, acknowledge their fear, and teach/guide them through deep breathing exercises
- Walk away and ask another colleague to draw the blood
- The medication will immediately alleviate all symptoms
- It may take several weeks (e.g., 2-4 weeks) to experience the full antidepressant effect
- The medication will only work if taken with food
- It will only work if combined with sedative medications
- Continue with routine dressing change and monitor
- Immediately notify the attending physician and document findings
- Apply more antibiotic ointment and reassess later
- Advise the patient to increase sugar intake to promote healing
- Call for immediate physical restraint
- Engage in active listening and attempt to identify the trigger
- Yell back at the patient to gain control
- Administer a sedative without verbal interaction
- Continue to view the chart to understand EHR navigation
- Close the incorrect chart immediately and report the incident to your supervisor
- Inform your peer about the error
- Ignore the mistake, as no information was processed
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Hypertensive Crisis
