Asked by Annalyn Masterson on Sep 27, 2024
False imprisonment
A) Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members.
B) Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed.
C) Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip.
D) Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet.
E) Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
F) Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital.
False Imprisonment
The unlawful restraint of a person's freedom of movement, without legal justification.
Applies Restraints
The practice of using physical or pharmacological means to prevent a patient from causing harm to themselves or others.
Immediate Restraints
Techniques or devices employed urgently to prevent a person from harming themselves or others, often used in healthcare settings.
- Define actions that are viewed as breaches in nursing conduct, including assault, battery, malpractice, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and abandonment.
Learning Objectives
- Define actions that are viewed as breaches in nursing conduct, including assault, battery, malpractice, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and abandonment.