While working on the maternity unit, a nurse observes an unfamiliar person wearing scrubs attempting to enter the newborn nursery without an identification badge. What is the BEST action the nurse should take first?
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Stop the individual and ask to verify their identification.
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Trigger the facility’s abduction alarm system.
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Report the situation to the charge nurse and wait for further guidance.
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Secure the nursery doors and call hospital security.
The best initial action is to stop the individual and verify their identification. This approach aligns with hospital security policies to prevent unauthorized access while ensuring the safety of newborns. Locking the doors or alerting hospital security may be necessary later but would delay an appropriate first response. Informing the charge nurse or activating the abduction alarm system is premature without gathering more information to confirm an actual security breach.
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