An Example of Battery Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

An example of battery is

• A) a patient who refuses to be suctioned and is suctioned anyway after refusal.
• B) a patient who uses the call light and yells out repeatedly is threatened with bodily harm.
• C) a patient who threatens to leave the hospital against medical advice is told she will be restrained.
• D) a patient who refuses to take his medications is threatened with being forcibly given the medications.

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