Karen dropped a patient's tray and there is food all
over the hallway, making it unsafe for patients to pass.
Injury
Mr. Robinson has had his hip replaced and he needs to
get up and walk around, but you want to make sure he
is safe in doing so.
Infections
Accident
There are two Mrs. White's on the same floor of the hospital.
They are scheduled for totally different procedures.
You forgot to wash your hands before prepping the
patient for a blood draw, but you've finally found a
vein and you don't want to lose it.
Accident

At 2: 00 am, a 17-year-old boy, accompanied by his 19-year-old girlfriend, had driven to the bar to give his father (who had been drinking large amounts of alcohol) a ride home. on the way back, they were involved in a motor vehicle collision. the boy has a large laceration with profuse bleeding on his forehead. his girlfriend is unconscious in the front passenger floor. the father is standing outside the vehicle, appearing heavily intoxicated, and is refusing care. what is the best way to gain consent to begin care when his father has an altered mental status or is unconscious? a. phone his mother for consent. b. call his grandparents for consent. c. it is a true emergency, so consent is implied. d. you are covered under the good samaritan laws.