Which Nursing Intervention Demonstrates False Imprisonment

question 21

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, seeking the attention of nurses most of the day. Now 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. A nurse rushes after the patient and convinces the patient to return to the unit.
• D) An involuntarily hospitalized patient with suicidal ideation attempts to leave the unit. A nurse calls the security team and uses established protocols to prevent the patient from leaving.

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Definitions:

Contra Asset

An account on a company's balance sheet that offsets against an asset account on the same balance sheet.

Miscellaneous Revenue

Income from sources other than the main business activities, such as rental income or interest income.

Cash Over And Short

An account that records the discrepancies between the actual cash received and the expected amount.

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An accounting term that signifies a positive balance in a liability, revenue, or equity account, which increases on the credit side and decreases on the debit side.