Question

The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is working at a geriatric physician's office. The LP/VN has heard numerous complaints from older adult clients that the physician has sent bills to their insurance for times they were not at the office for a visit. The LP/VN saw the computer spreadsheet submitting bills to Medicare for services that were not provided because during the same times, the physician was seeing other clients in the office. The nurse wants to act according to the Federal whistleblower law. The nurse's best next action is to______

Answer 1

The nurse should report the fraudulent billing practices under whistleblower law.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse's best next action is to report the fraudulent billing practices to the appropriate authorities under the Federal whistleblower law. Whistleblower laws protect employees from retaliation who report illegal or unethical activities in their workplace. In this case, the nurse has witnessed the physician submitting false bills to Medicare, which is a violation of the law.