A victim of a sexual assault comes to the hospital for treatment but abruptly decides to decline treatment and leaves the facility. While respecting the person's rights, the nurse should:
a. say, "You may not leave until you receive prophylactic treatment for sexually transmitted diseases."
b. provide written information about physical and emotional reactions the person may experience.
c. explain the need and importance of infectious disease and pregnancy tests.
d. give verbal information about legal resources in the community.
ANS: B
All information given to a patient before he or she leaves the emergency department should be in writing. Patients who are anxious are unable to concentrate and therefore cannot retain much of what is verbally imparted. Written information can be read and referred to later. Patients may not be kept against their will or coerced into treatment. This constitutes false imprisonment.
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