While caring for the client, the nurse hears a coworker telling a client to "get out of bed immediately and get dressed or there will be no breakfast today." This statement is an example of:
A) libel.
B) abuse.
C) slander.
D) battery.
Ans: B
Feedback:
This is an example of verbal and emotional abuse. The definition of battery is to touch someone without permission. Slander and libel involve derogatory remarks.
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