"I would record the patient's name, the nurse's name, and the time of the incident. Then, I would look on the patient's chart to see who ordered the medication if I hadn't. Since it is a nurse and not officially a resident in my program, I would report the incident to the nurse's immediate supervisor. However, my responsibility doesn't end there, because I have to act as my patient's advocate and make sure the supervisor followed her own service and the hospital's protocol for this type of infraction. Just because it's not another resident, it does not excuse me from following up on this, for that nurse's sake (who has a problem), her nursing service's sake, and the patient's sake."
