Which Situation Exemplifies Both Assault and Battery

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which situation exemplifies both assault and battery?

• A) The nurse becomes angry, calls the client offensive names, and withholds treatment.
• B) The nurse threatens to "tie down" the client and then does so, against the client's wishes.
• C) The nurse hides the client's clothes and medicates the client to prevent elopement.
• D) The nurse restrains the client without just cause and communicates this to family.

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