The home health nurse suspects that another nurse providing home care to a client has been taking the client's narcotics. Which action should the nurse carry out?

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A)Nurses have a legal responsibility to report any professional whom they suspect of engaging in illegal, immoral, or unethical activities. Normally, the nurse making such a report will do so following established procedures at the facility at which the nurse is employed. Both state nurse practice acts and the ANA Code of Ethics require nurses to report unethical nurse behaviors, including boundary violations. The nurse should not leave the responsibility of addressing this problem to the client or directly confront the other nurse.
B)Nurses have a legal responsibility to report any professional whom they suspect of engaging in illegal, immoral, or unethical activities. Normally, the nurse making such a report will do so following established procedures at the facility at which the nurse is employed. Both state nurse practice acts and the ANA Code of Ethics require nurses to report unethical nurse behaviors, including boundary violations. The nurse should not leave the responsibility of addressing this problem to the client or directly confront the other nurse.
C)Nurses have a legal responsibility to report any professional whom they suspect of engaging in illegal, immoral, or unethical activities. Normally, the nurse making such a report will do so following established procedures at the facility at which the nurse is employed. Both state nurse practice acts and the ANA Code of Ethics require nurses to report unethical nurse behaviors, including boundary violations. The nurse should not leave the responsibility of addressing this problem to the client or directly confront the other nurse.
D)Nurses have a legal responsibility to report any professional whom they suspect of engaging in illegal, immoral, or unethical activities. Normally, the nurse making such a report will do so following established procedures at the facility at which the nurse is employed. Both state nurse practice acts and the ANA Code of Ethics require nurses to report unethical nurse behaviors, including boundary violations. The nurse should not leave the responsibility of addressing this problem to the client or directly confront the other nurse.

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