Which Nursing Intervention Demonstrates False Imprisonment

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which nursing intervention demonstrates false imprisonment?

• A) A confused and combative patient says, "I'm getting out of here, and no one can stop me." The nurse restrains this patient without a health care provider's order and then promptly obtains an order.
• B) A patient has been irritating and attention seeking much of the day. A nurse escorts the patient down the hall saying, "Stay in your room, or you'll be put in seclusion."
• C) An involuntarily hospitalized patient with suicidal ideation runs out of the psychiatric unit. The nurse rushes after the patient and convinces the patient to return to the unit.
• D) An involuntarily hospitalized patient with homicidal ideation attempts to leave the facility. A nurse calls the security team and uses established protocols to prevent the patient from leaving.

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Definitions:

Synthetic Steps

The individual chemical reactions and procedures performed in sequence to synthesize a desired compound from simpler starting materials.

Transformation

In a scientific context, transformation refers to the process of change or conversion from one state, form, or property to another, often used in genetics, chemistry, and physics.

HBr

Hydrogen bromide, a diatomic molecule consisting of hydrogen and bromine, widely used in organic synthesis to add bromine across double bonds or to open epoxides.

NaCN

Sodium cyanide, a highly toxic compound used in industrial processes such as mining and chemical synthesis.