Patients are complaining that they are not receiving pain medications on the night shift.The night nurse has charted that they were given.What is the most appropriate action by the charge nurse?
A)Notify the nurse manager.
B)Confront the nurse about the problem.
C)Ask other nurses what they think.
D)Report the suspicion to the State Board of Nursing.

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This question illustrates the concern for illegal charting of pain medications and substance abuse in nurses.It is essential for the nurse identifying this issue to report it to her nurse supervisor (chain of command).The other options are not appropriate responses to the implied illegalities in this question.

Patients Are Complaining That They Are Not Receiving Pain Medications