Two hospitalized patients fight whenever they are together. During a team meeting, a nurse asserts that safety is of paramount importance, so treatment plans should call for both patients to be secluded to keep them from injuring each other. This assertion

A) reinforces the autonomy of the two patients.
B) violates the civil rights of both patients.
C) represents the intentional tort of battery.
D) correctly places emphasis on safety.

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Riley Armbrecht · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Patients have a right to treatment in the least restrictive setting. Safety is important, but less restrictive measures should be tried first. Unnecessary seclusion may result in a charge of false imprisonment. Seclusion violates the patient's autonomy. The principle by which the nurse is motivated is beneficence, not justice. The tort represented is false imprisonment.

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