Examples of negligence are
A) when the nursing assistant serves the patient with diabetes a high-calorie, high-carbohydrate diet.
B) when the nursing assistant leaves the patient on the commode and the patient falls when trying to get off.
C) when the nursing assistant does a procedure he/she has never been trained to do.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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