A nurse is found liable for battery. What does this mean?
a. The nurse threatened the patient, causing fear of bodily harm.
b. The nurse, without consent, touched the patient in a way that caused harm.
c. The nurse detained the patient against his will.
d. The nurse incorrectly performed a procedure that is within her scope of practice.
ANS: B
Battery is touch that causes actual physical harm to someone. Threatening a patient, causing fear of bodily harm, is assault. Detaining a patient against his will is false imprisonment. Incorrectly performing a procedure that is within the nurse's scope of practice is malpractice.
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