A patient tells the nurse manager that he is going to charge a nurse with battery for actions that occurred in the emergency department
Which characteristics of battery should the manager consider when formulating a response? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. For battery to occur, actual contact must be made.
2. Battery could not have occurred unless the patient specifically told the nurse not to touch him just before the contact occurred.
3. Battery can occur even if the patient is not touched.
4. For the patient to prove battery, an injury must have occurred.
5. It will be difficult for the patient to prove battery occurred because he gave consent for treatment.
1,3,5
Rationale 1: Battery is actual contact with another person or the person's property.
Rationale 2: The patient does not have to be awake or alert for battery to occur.
Rationale 3: Battery has occurred if someone touches the patient, something the patient is holding, or the patient's belongings.
Rationale 4: The patient does not need to experience any harm, injury, or pain to claim that battery has occurred.
Rationale 5: For battery to occur, there must be an absence of legal consent on the part of the patient.
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