A nurse is admitting a patient to the labor and birth unit in early labor that was sent to the facility following a checkup with her health care provider in the office. The patient is a gravida 1, para 0, and is at term. No health issues are discerned from the initial assessment, and the nurse prepares to initiate physician orders based on standard procedures. Which action by the nurse manager is warranted in this situation?

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Standard procedures are often used in labor and birth settings because they are based on physician-directed orders that apply to general admissions. The nurse is acting appropriately since the patient was sent directly to the unit, by the health care provider. The nurse manager does not have to intervene at this point. There is no additional need to review standard procedures or the admission process with the nurse at this time. There is no evidence that the nurse needs additional training and/or does not have the prerequisite knowledge to admit the patient.

A Nurse Is Admitting a Patient to the Labor and Birth