An obese patient is undergoing abdominal surgery. A surgical resident states, “The amount of fat we have to cut through is disgusting” during the procedure. What is the best response by the nurse? a) Report the resident to the attending surgeon. b) Ignore the comment. c) Discuss concerns regarding the comments with the charge nurse. d) Inform the resident that all communication needs to remain professional.
An obese patient is undergoing abdominal surgery. A surgical resident states, “The amount of fat we have to cut through is disgusting” during the procedure. What is the best response by the nurse?
a) Report the resident to the attending surgeon.
b) Ignore the comment.
c) Discuss concerns regarding the comments with the charge nurse.
d) Inform the resident that all communication needs to remain professional.