Which Statement Made by a Nursing Student About the Term

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which statement made by a nursing student about the term "tort" during a class about legal issues in health care indicates that the student requires additional instruction?

• A)If the plaintiff wins, he will be awarded money.
• B)Intentional torts can sometimes be considered crimes.
• C)It is considered to be a violation of a personal right.
• D)It is considered to be a legal wrong against the public.

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Definitions:

Combination-of-Liquids Task

A task used in developmental psychology to assess a child's understanding of conservation concepts, involving the mixing of different volumes or colors of liquids.

Formal Operational

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and understand hypothetical situations.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from approximately 2 to 7 years of age, characterized by symbolic thought but not yet capable of logical operations.

Second-Order Operations

Second-order operations refer to the ability to think about thoughts themselves, involving complex cognitive processes like reflection and abstraction, often developing during adolescence.