A Nurse Is Discussing Nursing Actions That Can Lead to Breaches

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse is discussing nursing actions that can lead to breaches of nursing practice. Match the example to the term it describes.
-Abandonment

• A)Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members.
• B)Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed.
• C)Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip.
• D)Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet.
• E)Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
• F)Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital.

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Definitions:

Popular Belief

A widely held opinion or conviction among a large group of people, regardless of whether it is based on fact or myth.

Slippery Slope Fallacy

A logical fallacy in which a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, much like sliding down a slippery slope.

Gambler's Fallacy

A logical fallacy in which one assumes that future probabilities are altered by past events, often seen in gambling when assuming a certain outcome is "due".

Sunk Cost Fallacy

The misconception of valuing a project or investment based on the amount of resources already invested, rather than the prospective future returns.