Which Situation Can Be Identified as Abandonment of Patients by the Nurse

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which situation can be identified as abandonment of patients by the nurse?

• A) Calling in sick
• B) Floating to a unit after a 2-day orientation to the unit
• C) Starting to care for patients on wing A and being reassigned to wing B
• D) Going off duty without giving report rather than care for patients on an unfamiliar unit

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