4. The nurse administers an injection to a schizophrenic patient who refuses to take the medication by mouth because he believes it is poison. Strategy: Determine the outcome of each answer choice. (1) restraining a client to prevent injury to self or others is appropriate (2) appropriate ...
The patient then signs or refuses to sign the consent form. If the patient signs with an X, the medical assistant should write “patient’s mark” beside the X and also should have a family member witness the signature. The discussion must be fully documented in the patient’s medical ...