Navigating Unethical Nursing Practices: A Guide for Nursing Students

1. Assess the situation.

**-Determine if the nurse's actions pose

immediate threat to patient safety. If so, take

immediate action to protect the patient.**

**-If the situation is not immediately serious,

take some time to gather more information.**

2. Document the situation.

-Write down everything you saw, heard, and experienced as soon as possible after the incident.

-Include the date, time, location, and names of any individuals involved.

-Be objective and accurate in your documentation.

3. Report the situation to your instructor.

**-Let your instructor know about the incident as

soon as possible.**

-Your instructor will be able to investigate the situation and take appropriate action.

4. Cooperate with the investigation.

**-If the hospital conducts an investigation, cooperate

fully and answer all questions honestly.**

5. Learn from the experience.

**-Take some time to reflect on the situation and

consider what you learned from it.**

**-Think about how you would handle a similar

situation in the future.**