When the nurse inserts an ordered urinary catheter into the client's urethra after the client has refused the procedure, and then the client suffers an injury, the client may sue the nurse for which type of tort?
A) Battery
B) Assault
C) Invasion of privacy
D) Dereliction of duty
Ans: A
Battery is the actual carrying out of such threat (unlawful touching of a person's body). A nurse may be sued for battery if he or she fails to obtain consent for a procedure.
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