A psychiatric–mental health nurse has been named in a malpractice suit in which certain criteria have to be demonstrated by the client's legal team. Which of the following lists includes the correct criteria?

Question

A) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, action foreseeably could have caused the injury, and proven injury
B) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, failure to document injury, and proven injury
C) Professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, action foreseeably could have caused the injury, and proven injury
D) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, and action foreseeably could have caused the injury

Answer 1

Ans: A
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Malpractice includes the following elements of nursing negligence: The nurse professional had a duty of due care toward the plaintiff; the nurse professional's performance fell below the standard of care and was, therefore, a breach of that duty; as a result of the failure to meet the standard of care, the plaintiff consumer was injured, and the nurse's action was the proximate cause of the injury; and the plaintiff consumer must prove his or her injuries.