8th February 2022

You are a junior doctor working in A&E. A nurse who has just triaged a patient with an unstable limb fracture asks one of your colleagues to prescribe some pain relief

You are a junior doctor working in A&E. A nurse who has just triaged a patient with an unstable limb fracture asks one of your colleagues to prescribe some pain relief. You see him take the prescription chart and write something on it, and then say out loud “ten grams of morphine should do it”. The nurse leaves to draw up the drug.

Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.