RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 901 of 2368

The nurse suspects that a coworker is diverting drugs. Which action is required?

  1. Confront the coworker privately and wait to see if the behavior changes
  2. Report the suspicion to a supervisor, the institution, or the Board of Nursing
  3. Wait until the coworker is observed harming a client before reporting
  4. Keep watching the coworker closely without telling anyone else yet
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Correct answer: Report the suspicion to a supervisor, the institution, or the Board of Nursing

Nurses have a duty to protect clients and in many states a legal duty to report risks of harm, including suspected drug diversion.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Mental Health Concepts: Reporting Unsafe or Impaired Professionals. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026