This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A nurse becomes ill after arriving at work and decides she must go home as she is unable to care ... (Read 57 times)

saraeharris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 546
on: Jul 11, 2018
A nurse becomes ill after arriving at work and decides she must go home as she is unable to care
  for her patients. In order to avoid allegations of abandonment, what action must the nurse take?
 
  A) Notify her supervisor that she will be leaving due to illness
  B) Inform both her coworkers and her supervisor that she will be leaving due to illness
  C) Notify her patients that she will be leaving and that a coworker will be assigned to provide
  care
  D) Seek advice from the agency policy and procedure manual

Question 2

A nurse was assigned a 22-year-old patient who is 24 hours post-op following an appendectomy.
  The patient's side rails were up, his call bell was in reach, and his bed was in the lowest position.
 
  The nurse instructed the patient to call for assistance when ambulating. The patient fell and broke
  his leg after he elected to ambulate without notifying the nurse. What element of liability exists?
  A) Breach of Duty B) Causation
  C) Duty owed the person D) Foreseeability


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

izzat

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


saraeharris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 546
Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thank you


izzat

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
No problemo


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.

Did you know?

Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

A serious new warning has been established for pregnant women against taking ACE inhibitors during pregnancy. In the study, the risk of major birth defects in children whose mothers took ACE inhibitors during the first trimester was nearly three times higher than in children whose mothers didn't take ACE inhibitors. Physicians can prescribe alternative medications for pregnant women who have symptoms of high blood pressure.

Did you know?

Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.

Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
care care
Shortly after his death, George Washington had already become myth—part Moses, part angel—in this wo Shortly after his death, George Washington had already become myth—part Moses, part angel—in this wo
Variations Affecting Health Care Among Different Cultures Variations Affecting Health Care Among Different Cultures
Work is done by an external agent Work is done by an external agent
The following sentence is written in the passive voice: The man rode his skateboard to work ... The following sentence is written in the passive voice: The man rode his skateboard to work ...
Video: Semidiscontinuous DNA replication

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library