A Nurse Believes That an Assignment Is Unfair and Refuses

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse believes that an assignment is unfair and refuses to care for the assigned patients.What could be the outcome if the nurse abandoned the patient assignment?

• A)The nurse would be assigned to another group of patients.
• B)Untoward patient outcomes
• C)Other nurses would take on the nurse's assignment.
• D)Disciplinary action by the Board of Nursing
• E)Disciplinary action by the nurse's employer

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Definitions:

Vastus Lateralis

A muscle of the thigh that is part of the quadriceps, responsible for extending the leg at the knee.

Muscle Recruitment

The process of activating additional muscle fibers to increase the force of muscular contraction in response to demand.

Motor Units

A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates, functioning as a single operational unit in muscle contraction.

Sternocleidomastoid

A muscle of the chest arising from the sternum and inner part of the clavicle.