medium · NCLEX-RN Management of Care
A 30-year-old client with a history of intravenous drug use wants to leave AMA while still receiving treatment for a skin abscess. The client is hemodynamically stable and has decision-making capacity.
Which action demonstrates the principle of nonabandonment?
- Ensuring the client has a follow-up appointment scheduled at a community clinic and providing a list of local harm-reduction resources.
- Confiscating the client's personal belongings until they agree to complete the full course of intravenous antibiotics, for this client.
- Informing the client that their health insurance will not cover the hospital stay if they sign the AMA form.
- Telling the client they will not be allowed to return to this Emergency Department if their condition worsens after leaving, for this client.
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