Starting an intravenous (IV) infusion line on a patient against his will may be classified as:
a. assault.
b. battery.
c. a felony.
d. a misdemeanor.
ANS: B
Actual physical harm caused to another person is battery. The threat to hurt someone is carried out. Battery may involve angry, forceful touching of people, their clothes, or anything attached to them. Performing a surgical procedure without informed consent is an example of battery. Actions much more subtle, such as inserting an intravenous catheter or urinary catheter against the will of a patient, also may be classified as battery. Assault is a threat of bodily harm or violence caused by a demonstration of force by the perpetrator. A feeling of imminent harm or feeling of immediate danger must exist for assault to be claimed. A misdemeanor is a crime of lesser consequence that is punishable by a fine or incarceration in a local or county jail for up to 1 year. A felony is a more serious crime that results in the perpetrator's being imprisoned in a state or federal facility for more than 1 year.
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