A nurse medicates a client with a sedative medication and does not put up the side rails on the client's bed
The client falls out of bed, fractures a hip, and later dies of a pulmonary embolus suffered after corrective surgery for the hip fracture. The nurse's failure to put up the side rails is considered which of the following elements explored in a lawsuit brought by the family?
1. duty
2. breach of duty
3. causation
4. damages
ANS: 2
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