The most common source of legal liability for nurse managers is a(n):
a. medical malpractice suit.
b. organizational nursing issue.
c. tort.
d. vicarious liability.
C
The most common source of legal liability for nurses and nurse managers is a tort. Negligent acts or omissions (unintentional torts) and various intentional acts (intentional torts), such as invasion of privacy or assault and battery, commonly arise in clinical nursing practice (Aiken, 2004).
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