A nurse does not assist with ambulation for a postoperative patient on the first day after surgery. The patient falls and fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse?
A) assault B) battery C) fraud D) negligence
D
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The nurse is planning care for several surgical clients. Which client would most likely have the best wound healing?
a. An older adult b. The client who eats a high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet c. The client diagnosed with anemia d. The client prescribed steroids
The nurse explains that a therapeutic relationship differs from a social relationship in that the therapeutic relationship:
a. has no boundaries. b. is goal directed. c. meets the needs of each person in the rela-tionship. d. extends past the hospitalization period.
A client with a terminal illness refuses pain medication. The nurse realizes that the client may decline pain medication for which of the following reasons? (Select all that apply.)
1. Fear that the pain means the disease is worse 2. Insufficient health plan benefits to pay for the medication 3. Cultural background prevents the use of pain medication 4. Fear of becoming addicted to pain medication 5. Fear of side effects 6. Concern about being labeled as a "bad" client
A parent expresses concern about her youngest child being slower to master the same task the older siblings could perform at an earlier age. The nurse explains that the developmental lag is most likely due to
a. Being "babied" by other family members b. A developmental retardation c. Attention deficit disorder d. A generalized musculoskeletal weakness