A nurse witnesses a coworker taking a medication ordered for a patient. The nurse's first course of action is to

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The nurse should report the incident to the nurse supervisor to ensure that proper action is taken and the safety of the patient is maintained. It is not appropriate to ask other nurses what to do or offer to care for the coworker's patients. Warning the coworker is also not an effective course of action.

A Nurse Witnesses a Coworker Taking a Medication Ordered for a Patient