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A Client Admitted to the Birthing Unit with Placenta Previa

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A client admitted to the birthing unit with placenta previa asks the nurse, "What is the cause of my condition?" Which statement should be included in the nurse's response?


Definitions:

Recklessness

A state of acting with disregard for risk or consequences, often leading to harm or damage.

Negligence

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, resulting in harm or damage.

Purpose

In criminal law, the intent to cause the result that does, in fact, occur.

Knowledge

In criminal law, the awareness that a particular result will probably occur.

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