A new graduate nurse is working in an outpatient surgical center with the circulating nurse.The nurse is reviewing the patient's chart and orders.The patient has been in pre-op receiving eye drops in her right eye as preparation for cataract removal surgery.The pre-operative orders indicate a marking has been made above the right eyebrow by the pre-operative nurse for surgery.The pre-operative nurse has been instilling the medicated eye drops to dilate the right eye for surgery.Upon further review of surgical consent,the consent was for surgery on the left eye and the history and physical by the surgeon indicate the patient is supposed to have surgery on her left eye.What action by the new nurse is considered appropriate followership?

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The appropriate role of the follower is to be a patient advocate,role model patient care,be an active part of the team and influence outcomes.The nurse needs to notify the pre-operative nurse,double check the chart,and notify the surgeon for further orders or possible cancelation of surgery.In addition,this is an error and requires reporting and completion of a hospital incident report.

A New Graduate Nurse Is Working in an Outpatient Surgical