A Nurse on the Postoperative Unit Should Assign Which of These

question 44

Multiple Choice

A nurse on the postoperative unit should assign which of these staff members to perform a follow-up assessment for a patient who has returned home after having an intravenous pyelogram 24 hours ago?

• A)RN floating from the immunology unit
• B)LPN floating from the nephrology unit
• C)LPN floating from the pulmonology unit
• D)RN floating from the orthopedic unit

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to another party if the latter has relied on that promise to their detriment.

Consideration

In contract law, something of value given by both parties to a contract that induces them to enter into the agreement to exchange mutual performances.

Illusory Promises

Commitments made in a contract that are vague or unenforceable because they do not bind the promisor to a specific action.

Mutuality of Benefit

The principle that both parties involved in a contract or agreement must stand to gain from the arrangement for it to be valid and enforceable.