Two hospitalized patients fight when they are in the same room. During a team meeting, a nurse asserts that safety is of paramount importance, so treatment plans should call for both patients to be secluded to keep them from injuring each other
This assertion: a. reinforces the autonomy of the two patients.
b. violates the civil rights of both patients.
c. represents the intentional tort of battery.
d. correctly places emphasis on safety.
B
Patients have a right to treatment in the least restrictive setting. Safety is important, but less restrictive measures should be tried first. Unnecessary seclusion may result in a charge of false imprisonment. Seclusion removes the patient's autonomy. The principle by which the nurse is motivated is beneficence, not justice. The tort represented is false imprisonment.
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