A nurse is caring for a client who just suffered a stroke and is medicated for pain
The nurse completes the following interventions: places the client on the examining table, completes a thorough history and physical, covers the client with a sheet, places the call button within reach, and goes out in the hall to speak with the client's physician. The client tries to get up to speak with his family and falls, sustaining a hematoma on the head and a broken hip. The nurse's actions reflect:
a. invasion of privacy.
b. libel.
c. slander.
d. negligence.
ANS: D
Correct: The nurse is failing to ensure client safety after medication administration; this is defined as negligence.
Incorrect:
a. Invasion of privacy occurs when a person's private affairs, such as medical history, are made public without consent.
b. Libel is defined as a form of defamation inflicted by the written word.
c. Slander is defamation of character achieved through the spoken word.
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