A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Just Suffered

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who just suffered a stroke and is medicated for pain. The nurse completes the following interventions: places the client on the examining table, completes a thorough history and physical, covers the client with a sheet, places the call button within reach, and goes out in the hall to speak with the client's physician. The client tries to get up to speak with his family and falls, sustaining a hematoma on the head and a broken hip. The nurse's actions reflect:

• A) invasion of privacy.
• B) libel.
• C) slander.
• D) negligence.

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Definitions:

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