A patient has an advance directive that indicates no CPR should be performed under any circumstance. When the nurse enters the patient's room and finds that he has coded, the nurse immediately begins CPR
The nurse is at risk for which of the following? a. Negligence c. Assault
b. Battery d. Licensure
B
Failing to honor a patient's advance directive (living will, medical power of attorney, or durable
medical power of attorney) puts caregivers at risk for charges of malpractice via battery. An example
of negligence would be not honoring a patient's wish to be resuscitated, and licensure may be revoked
or suspended due to certain acts (or failure to act) depending on the circumstances and outcomes
involved.
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