The commission of an act that a prudent nurse would not have done, or the omission of an act a prudent nurse would have done, that results in injury to a patient is termed:
a. malpractice.
b. negligence.
c. neglect.
d. disregard.
B
To qualify as negligence, it must be proved that a prudent member of the profession would have acted differently.
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