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Psych 2.8

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What should the nurse consider before using seclusion and restraints Verbal interventions, reducing stimulation, active listening, providing diversion, offering PRN medications
How long may restraints be renewed? 24 hours
18+ 4 hours
9-17 2 hours
9 years and younger 1 hour
After24 hours in restraints, what must happen? A physician or an advanced practice professional responsible for the patients care will assess the pt
How often do you check in? 15-30 minutes
Exceptions to confidentiality Duty to warn and protect third parties, child and elder abuse
Tort Any wrongful act; intentional or accidental, that results in injury to another
Intentional tort Willful or intentional acts that violate another person's rights or property
Assault Intentional threat designed to make another person fearful that you will cause harm
Battery Actual harmful or offensive touching of another person
False imprisonment When a person is confined in a limited area or within an institution, restraints, secclusion, medications
Slander is Verbal
Libel is Printed
What is the most common unintentional tort Negligence
Five elements to prove negligence Duty, breach o duty, cause infact, proximate cause, damages
Cause infact If it were not for what this nurse did or failed to do, would this have happened?
Proximate cause Was it forseeable
 

 



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