Select the Response That Is an Example of a Tort

question 23

Multiple Choice

Select the response that is an example of a tort.

• A) The plan of care for a patient is not completed within 24 hours of the patient's admission.
• B) A nurse gives a PRN dose of an antipsychotic drug to an agitated patient because the unit is short-staffed.
• C) An advanced-practice nurse recommends hospitalization for a patient who is dangerous to self and others.
• D) A patient's admission status change from involuntary to voluntary after the patient's hallucinations subside.

---

Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, each responsible for different functions, with the left hemisphere typically managing logical tasks and the right hemisphere handling creative tasks.

Behaviors

Actions or reactions of an individual, often in response to the environment, that can be observed and measured.

Electrical Communication

A process where electrical signals are used for communication between different parts of an electronic system or between neurons in the nervous system.