The Patient: An older confused male. The Situation: At 3 a.m. the patient, who thinks he is in the bathroom, defecates in the bed. The bed needs to be changed. However, there are no bedsheets on the nursing unit. The Question: What action should the nurse take first?

The Patient: An older confused male. The Situation: At 3 a.m. the patient, who thinks he is in the bathroom, defecates in the bed. The bed needs to be changed. However, there are no bedsheets on the nursing unit. The Question: What action should the nurse take first?



A. Leave the bed without sheets

B. Ask a nursing assistant to go to another unit and borrow linen.



Answer: B. Ask a nursing assistant to go to another unit and borrow linen.


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