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kfurse

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A nurse is working in the surgical recovery unit and is caring for a patient who is still under anesthesia. She notes that the patient's oxygen level is 82 on room air. What would the nurse be guilty of if she were to withhold oxygen from this patient?
 
  a. Commission of an act
  b. Nothing, because the patient will naturally recover from the anesthesia
  c. Professional negligence
  d. Assault and battery

Question 2

A nurse is working the night shift on a respiratory floor. She is walking toward a patient's room when she sees a nursing assistant performing patient care with the curtain and door open. The nurse knows that the nursing assistant is violating which legal
 
  a. Right to privacy
  b. False imprisonment
  c. Failure to rescue
  d. Informed consent



TDubDCFL

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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