Which Patient Should Be Considered the Highest Priority by the Charge

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which patient should be considered the highest priority by the charge nurse?

• A)A patient who is complaining that no one answers his call light
• B)A patient who is threatening to leave AMA with tubes and drains in place from a surgical procedure
• C)A confused patient who is attempting to get out of bed
• D)A patient who is asking for help to the bathroom

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Definitions:

Satisfaction

The fulfillment or discharge of an obligation such as a debt or the performance of a contract, or a feeling of fulfillment from achieving one's desires or requirements.

Debt

Money owed by one party, the debtor, to another, the creditor, typically arising from a transaction of a loan or credit.

Unilateral Contract

A contract in which one party promises to perform a certain action in response to an act of the other party.

Offeree's Performance

The actions or fulfillment of conditions by the party to whom an offer has been made in a contract scenario.