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jayhills49

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The nurse is caring for a patient who refuses to cooperate for a dressing change. The nurse tells the patient that he or she will tie the patient down if the patient does not hold still. Which action did the nurse commit?
 
  a. Assault
  b. Unintentional tort
  c. Battery
  d. Felony

Question 2

A 48-year-old nurse is complaining of being continually exhausted because of the workload on her unit. She states that the patients are getting heavier and the halls are getting longer. Some-times I just don't think I can get through the day.
 
   The nurse is dealing with stress caused by: a. situational factors.
  b. maturational factors.
  c. sociocultural factors.
  d. compassion fatigue.



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Answer to Question 1

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Assault is an intentional threat toward another person that gives that person a reasonable fear of harmful contact. No actual contact is required for an assault to occur. An example of an assault in nursing practice is to threaten to restrain a patient for an x-ray procedure when the patient has refused consent. Battery is intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification. Negligence is an unintentional tort. A felony is a serious offense that results in significant harm to another person or society in general, like misusing controlled substances.

Answer to Question 2

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Situational factors include work stress that happens with work overload (patient load, distrac-tions, conflicting priorities), heavy physical work, long hour work shifts, patient concerns (deal-ing with death and medical treatment), and interpersonal problems with other health care profes-sionals and staff. Coping strategies vary with the individual and the situation. Maturational fac-tors involve stressors and coping strategies that vary with life stage. Sociocultural factors include prolonged poverty, physical handicap, and chronic illness. Compassion fatigue is a term used to describe a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress.



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