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Thank you all for your replies. I guess that I have no choice but to let it go. Should this situation arise again, what do you think I should do? I will also talk to my supervisor about this asap.

I documented everything, but I still feel like it wasn't enough. She wasn't the most talkative of patients, and to be honest, I think she was probably younger than she said she was. I didn't tell my lead nurse because she wasn't avaliable. I know I should let it go, but what have I sent her back to?

Last night in A&E, a 21 y/o female presented to us, with a letter written by herself saying she had taken an overdose (small quantities of sertraline and paracetamol, but enough to need to monitor). When the duty dr listened to her back, there were obviously bruises. Some irregularity heard in heart beat, so I was asked to carry out an ecg. Once she was undressed and in a gown, I noticed that she was bleeding (appeared to be pv) and had bruises on her legs. When questioned, she refused exam and would not talk about what had happened. On the advice of dr, I left the situation, and just dealt with the overdose. Now I am thinking that I should have tried harder to help this woman. What would you all have done?