A patient has proven that a hospital employee was negligent when providing care. The nurse realizes that the outcome of this decision would result in which of the following?
1. Damages
2. Injury
3. Causation
4. Foreseeability of harm
Damages
Rationale: Damages is the final step in the elements of malpractice. The patient must prove that financial harm occurred while hospitalized. Injury is the fifth element of malpractice and means that physical injury occurred and not psychological or transient injury. Causation is the fourth element of malpractice and means that an action or lack of action directly caused harm. Foreseeability of harm is the third element of malpractice and means that certain events may reasonably be expected to cause specific results.
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