A Patient Approaches the Nursing Station and Tells the HUC

Multiple Choice

A patient approaches the nursing station and tells the HUC that he is not happy with his doctor or his care and he is leaving the hospital AMA now! The appropriate action by the HUC would be:

A) ask the patient to be seated until the nurse is advised.
B) ask the patient if he wants a wheelchair and assistance.
C) tell the patient to return to his room and stop being silly.
D) call an orderly to restrain the patient and then notify his nurse.