Posted: September 30th, 2017

The nurse calls security and has physical restraints applied when a client who admitted voluntarily becomes both physically and verbally abusive while demanding to be discharged from the hospital. Which represents the possible legal ramifications for the nurse associated with these interventions?

The nurse calls security and has physical restraints applied when a client who admitted voluntarily becomes both physically and verbally abusive while demanding to be discharged from the hospital. Which represents the possible legal ramifications for the nurse associated with these interventions? Select all that apply.

A. Libel
B. Battery
C. Assault
D. Slander
E. False Imprisonment