A nurse is caring for a client who repeatedly refuses meals. The nurse overhears an assistive personnel (AP) telling the client, "If you don't eat, I'll put restraints on your wrists and feed you." The nurse should intervene and explain to the AP that this statement constitutes which of the following torts?

Negligence

Battery

Malpractice

Assault

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A.   Negligence involves a failure to provide reasonable care, but it does not apply here since the AP’s
actions were intentional.
B.   Battery is the intentional and harmful physical contact with another person without their consent. In the context of healthcare, this could involve actions like physically restraining a patient without consent, administering medication without consent, or any physical contact that is deemed offensive and unwarranted.
C.   Malpractice refers to professional negligence by a healthcare provider, which is not the case here.
D.   Assault occurs when there is an intentional act that creates a fear of imminent harmful or offensive contact with another person, even if no actual physical contact occurs. In this case, the AP's statement, "If you don't eat, I'll put restraints on your wrists and feed you," is a verbal threat of harm.

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Correct Answer is B

Explanation

A. Sedation is a concern, but it does not pose an immediate life-threatening risk like respiratory depression does.
B. Bradypnea is the priority concern because morphine can depress the respiratory rate. If left unaddressed, this could lead to hypoxia and respiratory arrest.
C. Euphoria is a common effect of morphine but does not pose an immediate risk to the child's health.
D. Constipation is a common side effect of morphine, but it is not an immediate priority compared to respiratory depression.

A. First-degree atrioventricular block B. Complete heart block C. Premature atrial complexes D. Atrial fibrillation

Correct Answer is A

Explanation

A. A constant P-R interval greater than 0.20 seconds is characteristic of a first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block.
B. A complete heart block (third-degree block) would result in varying P-R intervals, not a constant one.
C. Premature atrial complexes are premature beats that do not affect the P-R interval.
D. Atrial fibrillation would not have a consistent P-R interval; the atrial rhythm is irregular in fibrillation.

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Correct Answer is B

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Correct Answer is A

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