Nr 324 Exam review ATI RN Fundamentals Proctored Focus exam.

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An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she admi... nisters a PRN sedative med that the client has not requested along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort has the nurse committed? A. Assault B. False imprisonment C. Negligence D. Breach of confidentiality B. False imprisonment The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client from leaving the facility against medical advice. The client did not consent. A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells the nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he understands advance directives? A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be my wife." B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare these forms." C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine." D. "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at the hospital." [Show More]

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