Answer to Question 1
A
A number of different types of torts can be found in health care-related situations. When a nurse or individual threatens to do an action, such as Nurse X threatening to give Patient W an enema regardless of his wishes, she is guilty of assault (threat to touch another person in an offensive manner without that person's permission.). If Nurse X actually gave the enema to Patient W then she would be guilty of battery (touching of another person without that person's consent). Defamation pertains to intentionally giving information, communication, or publication that may cause the loss of a person's reputation.
Answer to Question 2
c
a. Incorrect: In organizational cultures where employees are treated fairly and respectfully, employee productivity is increased, not decreased.
b. Incorrect: In organizational cultures where employees are treated fairly and respectfully, rates of employee absenteeism are decreased, not increased.
c. Correct: Researchers have found that organizational cultures in which employees are treated fairly and respectfully have been associated with higher employee productivity and helpful behaviours, and lower rates of absence from work.
d. Incorrect: In organizational cultures where employees are treated fairly and respectfully, there is an increase, not a decrease, in helpful behaviours.
Color-enhanced X-ray of the colon taken during a barium enema.
Comparison of Research Studies Exploring Nurse Caring Behaviors
Effects of nursing rounds on patient safety
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Patient Information Supplied When Scheduling Hospital Admissions
Illustration of the anatomy of a normal subject (A) and a patient with sleep apnea (B)