Which situations qualify as abandonment on the part of a nurse? (Select all that apply.) The nurse:
a. allows a patient with acute mania to refuse hospitalization without taking further action.
b. terminates employment without referring a seriously mentally ill for aftercare.
c. calls police to bring a suicidal patient to the hospital after a suicide attempt.
d. refers a patient with persistent paranoid schizophrenia to community treatment.
e. asks another nurse to provide a patient's care because of concerns about countertransference.
ANS: A, B
Abandonment arises when a nurse does not place a patient safely in the hands of another health professional before discontinuing treatment. Calling the police to bring a suicidal patient to the hospital after a suicide attempt and referring a patient with schizophrenia to community treatment both provide for patient safety. Asking another nurse to provide a patient's care because of concerns about countertransference demonstrates self-awareness.
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