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As a Registered Nurse working the night shift at St. Whocare's Emergency Room, you have a comatose patient who needs immediate care, however, your supervisor reminds you of a policy that you are aware of but had just disregarded. How do you deal with a situation if caught in the middle of conflict surrounding a patient's need and an existing organizational policy?

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This solution focuses on a health care/patient case study relating to an RN's personal ethics vs organizational policy. How does one choose between what one feel is "right" and what the organization says is right in 176 words.

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My personal opinion about this is that when a person chooses to work for an organization, it is very important for that person to familiarize him/herself with the way that organization functions, so as to be sure he is comfortable with them. What this ...

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