At the end of a shift, a labor and delivery nurse leaves a woman in labor before the nurse's replacement arrives. What kind of negligence does this constitute?
A. Delay in treatment
B. Poor judgment
C. Direct cause
D. Abandonment
E. Fraud
D. Abandonment
Leaving a patient who is in labor before qualified medical help arrives is considered abandonment.
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