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Question admitted to your unit with acute abdominal pain, acute appendicitis, and open appendectomy. His chief complaint was abdominal pain. He has a past history of right above the knee amputation (AKA). He is also diagnosed with hypertension and is currently NPO. Mr. Smith complained of pain 10 out of 10 on a pain scale. The order is for morphine 6 mg=3ml, IV push as prescribed to be administered Q1H PRN, for severe pain (7-10 on 10 pain scale). Since the patient was in so much pain, you decided to administer 8mg. You plan to check on the patient to assess his pain in 1 hour. You lost track of time and when you came back 2 hours later, the patient was on the floor and disoriented. He apparently had fallen from the bed and you immediately noticed that the bed rail was left down. It was unlikely that anyone had been in the room since your medication administration.a) Based on what you learned in Chapter 8, what would be the most likely allegations of negligence the nurse would be facing?b) What correct actions should the nurse have done in the first place to prevent this situation? Image transcription text2 A Read aloud | Draw v . Hi Contemporary Nursing ISSUES, TRENDS & MANAGEMENT 8th EditionBarbara Cherry Susan R. Jacob… Show more Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)