ATI RN
ATI Comprehensive 2023 With NGN 180 Questions And Answers Questions
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A nurse is caring for a client who repeatedly refuses meals. The nurse overhears assistant personnel telling the client “if you don't eat I'll put restraints on your wrists and feed youâ€.
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The nurse should intervene and explain to the AP that this statement constitutes which of the following torts?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: Assault. Assault is the intentional act causing the apprehension of harmful or offensive contact. In this scenario, the statement made by the AP creates fear or apprehension of harm, even though no physical contact has occurred yet.
Choice B (Battery) involves actual physical contact, which is not present here.
Choice C (False imprisonment) involves restricting someone's movement, not applicable in this situation.
Choice D (Negligence) is the failure to exercise reasonable care, which is not the case here. The correct answer, assault, best fits the scenario described.
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