➤ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Select the best answer for each of the following
questions.
- The client who is involuntarily committed to an
inpatient psychiatric unit loses which of the
following rights?
A. Right to freedom
B. Right to refuse treatment
C. Right to sign legal documents
D. The client loses no rights. - A client has a prescription for Haloperidol 5 mg
orally two times a day as ordered by the
physician. The client is suspicious and refuses
to take the medication. The nurse says, “If you
don’t take this pill, I’ll get an order to give you
an injection.” The nurse’s statement is an
example of
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Malpractice
D. Unintentional tort - A hospitalized client is delusional, yelling “The
world is coming to an end. We must all run to
safety!” When other clients complain that this
client is loud and annoying, the nurse decides to
put the client in seclusion. The client has made
no threatening gestures or statements to anyone.
The nurse’s action is an example of
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Malpractice
D. Negligence
189- Which of the following would indicate a duty to
warn a third party?
A. A client with delusions states, “I’m going to
get them before they get me.”
B. A hostile client says, “I hate all police.”
C. A client says he plans to blow up the federal
government.
D. A client states, “If I can’t have my girlfriend
back, then no one can have her.” - The nurse gives the client quetiapine (Seroquel)
in error when olanzapine (Zyprexa) was ordered.
The client has no ill effects from the quetiapine.
In addition to making a medication error, the
nurse has committed which of the following?
A. Malpractice
B. Negligence
C. Tort (unintentional)
D. None of the above
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