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saraeharris

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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


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


saraeharris

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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
No problemo


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