Patient A, who has Alzheimer's disease, wanders and is often noisy and intrusive. The patient has a prn order for haloperidol (Haldol) IM for assaultive behavior
At report, the LPN/LVN charge nurse explains that staffing is poor and she is unable to provide the supervision the patient needs. She directs the medication nurse to administer the patient's prn haloperidol q4h during the shift. This action constitutes
a. negligence.
b. libel.
c. assault.
d. false imprisonment.
ANS: D
This is false imprisonment, an intentional tort. Chemical restraint is a means of detaining a person against his or her will. Negligence is an unintentional tort. Libel is a type of defamation. Assault refers to threatening behavior.
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