NUR 280 Clinical Questions

You are caring for a patient in the emergency department. The patient has been drinking alcohol and asking for medication. When you instruct the patient that they have to wait to be seen by the doctor the patient becomes verbally abusive. You then obtain a set of restraints and instruct the patient "if they do not calm down I will restrain you." What can you be charged with? A. Assault B. Battery C. Negligence D. Invasion of Privacy.

Assault You as a nurse can be charged with assault for threatening to restrain the patient.

Nursing staff members are sitting in the launge taking their morning break. An UAP tells the group that she thinks that the unit secretary has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and proceeds to tell the nursing staff that the secretary probably contracted the disease from her husband, who is supposedly a drug addict. The registered nurse should inform the UAP that making this accusation has violated which legal tort? A. Libel B. Slander C. Assault D. Negligence

B. Slander

An 87 year old woman is brought to the emergency department for treatment of a fractured arm. On physical assessment, the nurse notes old and new ecchymotic areas on the client's chest and legs and asks the client how the bruises were sustained. The client, although reluctant, tells the nurse in confidence that her son frequently hits her if supper is not prepared on time when he arrives home from work. Which is the most accurate nursing response? A. "Oh, really? I will discuss this situation with your son." B. "Let's talk about the ways you can manage your time to preventing this from happening." C. "Do you have any friends who can help you out until you resolve these important issues with your son?" D. "As a nurse I am legally bound to report abuse. I will stay with you while you give report and help find a safe place for you to stay."

D. "As a nurse I am legally bound to report abuse. I will stay with you while you give report and help find a safe place for you to stay."