A nurse who angrily tells a patient, If you don't go to sleep, I'm going to give you an injection, can be accused of
a. defamation.
b. breach of confidentiality.
c. assault.
d. respondeat superior.
Question 2
Patient A, who has Alzheimer's disease, wanders and is often noisy and intrusive. The patient has a prn order for haloperidol (Haldol) IM for assaultive behavior.
At report, the LPN/LVN charge nurse explains that staffing is poor and she is unable to provide the supervision the patient needs. She directs the medication nurse to administer the patient's prn haloperidol q4h during the shift. This action constitutes
a. negligence.
b. libel.
c. assault.
d. false imprisonment.
NURSE
Pulmonary function test: spirometry. (a) Normal respiratory volumes, as measured during spirometry.
Sleep
A patient centered care approach
An example of a medical history sheet to list patient problems.
A patient with Cushing’s syndrome (A) before and (B) after receiving treatment. Sharmyn McGraw