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:

Dichromat

An individual with dichromacy, a form of color blindness where one has difficulty distinguishing certain colors due to the absence or malfunction of one of the three types of cone cells in the eyes.

Red-green

Often related to the type of color blindness where individuals have difficulty distinguishing between red and green hues.

Yellow-blue

A type of color vision deficiency where individuals have difficulty distinguishing between yellow and blue hues.

Sound Waves

Oscillations of air particles that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.