A Student Nurse Is Studying Assault and Battery

question 7

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is studying assault and battery.The student interprets assault and battery to include

• A)the nurse,without consent,touched the patient in an offensive,insulting,or injurious way.
• B)the nurse threatened to put the patient in restraints if he or she did not stay in bed.
• C)the nurse said the bill has to be paid before the patient can leave.
• D)the nurse failed to perform an act expected of a reasonable nurse.

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