Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse Practice Test

The nurse leaves a patient who is elderly and confused to find someone to assist with transferring the patient to bed. While the nurse is gone, the patient falls and hurts herself. The nurse is at fault because she hasn't:

1. Properly educated the patient about safety measures

2. Restrained the patient

3. Documented that she left the patient

4. Arranged for continual care of the patient

The correct answer is: Arranged for continual care of the patient

The nurse is at fault in this scenario because she did not arrange for continual care of the patient. It is crucial to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, especially those who are elderly and confused. By leaving the patient unattended without making arrangements for someone else to assist with transferring the patient to bed, the nurse failed to provide the necessary continuum of care required to prevent the patient from falling and hurting herself. Proper education about safety measures, restraining the patient, and documenting that she left the patient are important aspects of providing care, but the most critical action in this situation would have been to arrange continual care to ensure the patient's safety.