Nurse W is a new graduate who is working on a unit project regarding patient care and gastrointestinal (GI) treatments
While interviewing Mr. P, who has been incessantly complaining of his lack of daily bowel movements, complete with graphic details about the type and consistency, she tells him that if he is not quiet, she will give him an enema he will never forget. Nurse W's actions are an example of:
a. invasion of privacy c. assault
b. battery d. defamation
C
Threatening to touch (or treat) another person without his consent is a definition of assault. By threatening Mr. P by giving him "an enema he will never forget" if he is not quiet, Nurse W has threatened to give him a treatment (the enema) against his will. Battery is the actual act of giving the enema (treatment), and defamation is the act of giving intentionally false information, communication, or publication (such as making a statement that could cause an individual to lose his job).
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