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To determine:
What negligence against the nurse should be lodged by the patient no.3?
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The nurse working in the first shift on the hematology-oncology unit assigned with three patients. The nurse is provided with a nursing assistant. Patient no.1 scheduled for surgery later need to undergo biopsy and he should be signed in a consent before surgery. Patient no.2 receiving blood products for his HIV infections and his vital signs should be monitored. Patient no.3 an 83-year-old confused man lying on floor seeking help to go the restroom.
To determine:
Describe situations in which restraints may be applied legally to prevent falls?
Concept introduction:
The nurse working in the first shift on the hematology-oncology unit assigned with three patients. The nurse is provided with a nursing assistant. Patient no.1 scheduled for surgery later need to undergo biopsy surgery and he should be signed in a consent before surgery. Patient no.2 receiving blood products for his HIV infections and his vital signs should be monitored. Patient no.3 an 83-year-old confused man lying on floor seeking help to go the restroom.
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