Question

A voluntary client in a facility decides to leave the unit before treatment is complete. To detain the client, the nurse refuses to return the client's personal effects. This is an example of which of the following?

1. False imprisonment
2. Limit setting
3. Slander
4. Violation of confidentiality

Answer 1

The nurse refusing to return the client's personal effects to detain them is an example of false imprisonment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse refusing to return the client's personal effects in order to detain them is an example of false imprisonment. False imprisonment occurs when someone intentionally restricts another person's freedom of movement without legal justification. In this case, the nurse is unlawfully preventing the client from leaving the facility by holding onto their personal belongings.