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A 72-ycar-old woman is admitted to the hospital with gastrocnteritis and dehydration. There are no indications in the chart of her having dizziness. She also docs not dircetly inform the nurses of her dizziness. She asks to be brought to the bathroom. She is left alone on the toilet when she becomes lightheaded, faints, and hits her head against a wall sustaining a laceration. The patient and her family subsequendly file suit against the hospital for negligence. What will be the most likely outcome? a. She wins secondary to the negligence of the nurses. b. She wins secondary to the negligence of the physicians. c. She wins if she has sustained significant brain damage. d. She loses because there was no significant injury. e. She loses because she did not inform the nurses she was dizzy or lightheaded.

   A 72-ycar-old woman is admitted to the hospital with gastrocnteritis and dehydration. There are no indications in the chart of her having dizziness. She also docs not dircetly inform the nurses of her dizziness. She asks to be brought to the bathroom. She is left alone on the toilet when she becomes lightheaded, faints, and hits her head against a wall sustaining a laceration. The patient and her family subsequendly file suit against the hospital for negligence.
What will be the most likely outcome?
a. She wins secondary to the negligence of the nurses.
b. She wins secondary to the negligence of the physicians.
c. She wins if she has sustained significant brain damage.
d. She loses because there was no significant injury.
e. She loses because she did not inform the nurses she was dizzy or lightheaded.
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Medical Ethics for the Boards
Medical Ethics for the Boards
Conrad Fischer 3rd Edition
Chapter 1, Problem 53 ↓

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The 72-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with gastroenteritis and dehydration, which can lead to dizziness and lightheadedness, especially in elderly patients. Although she did not report dizziness, her condition puts her at risk for such symptoms.  Show more…

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A 72-ycar-old woman is admitted to the hospital with gastrocnteritis and dehydration. There are no indications in the chart of her having dizziness. She also docs not dircetly inform the nurses of her dizziness. She asks to be brought to the bathroom. She is left alone on the toilet when she becomes lightheaded, faints, and hits her head against a wall sustaining a laceration. The patient and her family subsequendly file suit against the hospital for negligence. What will be the most likely outcome? a. She wins secondary to the negligence of the nurses. b. She wins secondary to the negligence of the physicians. c. She wins if she has sustained significant brain damage. d. She loses because there was no significant injury. e. She loses because she did not inform the nurses she was dizzy or lightheaded.
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