An LPN/LVN charts that "the patient is drunk and acting in a crazy manner." The team leader cautions the LPN/LVN that this documentation is not appropriate. What charges of commission of the intentional tort is this an example of?
a. Assault
b. Wrongful publication
c. Defamation of character
d. Invasion of privacy
C
Charting or saying unsupported defamatory statements can lead to tort litigation.
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What nursing assessment will the nurse perform to determine the hemodynamic effect of the patient's arrhythmia?
A) Obtain an electrocardiographic rhythm strip. B) Obtain a serum drug level. C) Assess the patient's level of consciousness. D) Assess the patient's blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate.
Which of the following drugs are considered to be antiplatelet drugs? Select all that apply
a. Ardeparin (Normiflo) b. Aspirin c. Dipyridamole (Persantine) d. Pentoxifylline (Trental) e. Ticlopidine (Ticlid)
During a chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, the voice has a nasal quality, and the e's sound like a's. This is indicative of:
a. lung consolidation. b. emphysema. c. bronchial obstruction. d. asthma.
Someone who drinks one glass of wine every night with dinner plus an occasional beer when watching a football game would be considered to be a(n)
a. alcoholic. b. light drinker. c. moderate drinker. d. heavy drinker.