A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an ordered antidepressant medication
The nurse believes the patient needs the medication because he is clearly showing signs of depression and dissolves the medication in juice without telling the patient. This illustrates negligence by failure to
a.
follow the standard of care.
b.
assess and monitor a patient.
c.
communicate with a patient.
d.
document.
ANS: C
A
The standard of care was followed as related to the giving of an ordered medication.
B
The nurse assessed the patient and determined he still needed the medication because he was showing signs of depression.
C
The nurse did not communicate with the patient to determine why he did not want to take the medication. Based on the information she gathered, further actions could have been taken.
D
There is no evidence that the nurse did not document the administration of the medication.
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