A nurse has observed that a co-worker came to work drunk at least four times in the past month. Which of the following would the nurse do to ensure patient safety and obtain necessary assistance for the co-worker?

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What the nurse would most appropriately do to ensure patient safety and obtain necessary assistance for the co-worker is to report the co-worker's behavior to the appropriate supervisor. The nurse is obligated by ethical considerations of patient safety, as well as by nurse practice acts in many nations, to report substance abuse in health care workers.

A Nurse Has Observed That a Co-Worker Came to Work