The Nurse Is Performing a Procedure While Caring for a Patient

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing a procedure while caring for a patient and unintentionally eliminates a step in the procedure. Which of these may result from the nurse's action? (Select all that apply.?

• A)No personal liability
• B)Breach of duty
• C)Civil liability for employer
• D)Unintentional tort
• E)Negligence
• F)Assault and battery

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychosexual development, where the mouth is the primary source of gratification.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.

Reaction Formation

A psychological defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring from about ages 3 to 6, where the libido's focus is on the genital area.