The Circulator Has Transported the Patient to the Operating Room

question 15

Multiple Choice

The circulator has transported the patient to the operating room but has forgotten the patient's chart. The circulator leaves the patient alone and returns to the preoperative area to get the chart. Upon returning, the circulator finds the patient lying on the floor. The circulator may be charged with ________.

• A) abandonment
• B) improper ethical choices
• C) sexual harassment
• D) forgetting the patient's chart

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Definitions:

Contraceptive Measures

Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy, including barriers, hormonal methods, and surgical procedures.

Birth Control

Various methods used to prevent pregnancy, including hormonal, barrier, and surgical options.

Contraception

Against conception.

Assisted Suicide

The act of helping another person voluntarily end their own life, often in the context of terminal illness and suffering.