You are performing an assessment on a patient and have to leave the room to consult with the physician.
You are performing an assessment on a patient and have to leave the room to consult with the physician. When you return, you find the patient digging through the drawers in the room and is holding a needle and syringe in their hand.
What do you feel should be your first course of action? How would this incident make you feel? What legal and ethical challenges does this incident present?
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