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A nursing assistant performed a procedure that a client has not consented to. Which intentional tort has the nursing assistant committed?

The nursing assistant has been charged with abuse of a patient. Abuse is: 

The bed-riddent patient was admitted to the health care facility with a report of not eating. The patient’s clothing was soiled. The patient smelled of ammonia. The nursing assistant began to provide a bed bath and noted multiple bruises on the patient’s arms and back. Which should the nursing assistant do? (Select all that apply.)

The nursing assistant answered the phone at the nurse’s station. A physician wanted to prescribe a dressing change to the wound. The best action of the nursing assistant is to: 

During a busy shift at a long term care facility, the practical nurse has asked the nursing assistant to “go and take care of Mr. Nye in 201”. How should the nursing assistant respond to this direction from the nurse?

The nursing assistant failed to provide care with sensitivity when she:

Which question is most likely to be asked on a Minimum Date Set (MDS) for a new resident of a long term care facility?

An alert patient is a young male from Asia. His brother wants to assist the patient with his AM care. The patient has consented to his brother helping in this manner. The nursing assistant:

A hospital nurse has asked the nursing assistant to go and “make sure Mr. Nye’s intravenous drip is going okay”. What should the nursing assistant do?

Who or what do the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards protect?