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A Nurse Does Not Assist with Ambulation for a Postoperative

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A nurse does not assist with ambulation for a postoperative client on the first day after surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse?


Definitions:

Recency Effect

The psychological phenomenon where the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.

State-dependent Memory

The occurrence where data acquired while in a specific emotional condition (for example, joy or sorrow) is more readily remembered when one is again in that emotional state.

Tranquilizing Drug

Medications used to reduce tension or anxiety, functioning typically by depressing the central nervous system.

Test Anxiety

The extreme stress, anxiety, and discomfort some individuals feel before or during examinations, negatively affecting performance.

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