A client who has undergone resection of the intestine is on a liquid diet with a nasogastric tube in place. He refuses the food tray with regular food that comes to his room and insists that a physician be called
The nurse insists that it is the right food and makes the client to take it. The client develops complications and has to be reoperated upon. How is negligence determined in this situation? A) The nurse did not call the physician when the client asked.
B) The nurse did not realize the importance of the tube.
C) The dietary department sent the wrong diet for the client.
D) The nurse did not communicate clearly with the client.
B
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Negligence is defined as harm that occurs because the person did not act reasonably. In this case, the nurse did not realize that the client was on a nasogastric tube, and should consequently have been on liquid feeds after intestinal surgery; as a result, the patient developed complications. The acts of not calling the physician and communicating poorly do not amount to negligence. The dietary department sending the wrong food is unrelated to the nurse.
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