What is the main difference between the tort of negligence and criminal negligence that causes death?
a. The severity of a patient's adverse outcome
b. The amount of intentional physical contact without consent
c. The degree to which the act deviated from the standard of a reasonable, prudent nurse
d. The extent of the violation of protecting a patient's right to be free from unwanted intrusion
C
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A The severity of a patient's adverse outcome is not the main difference between the tort of negligence and criminal negligence that causes death.
B Battery is the amount of intentional physical contact without consent.
C The degree to which the act deviated from the standard of a reasonable, prudent nurse is the difference between the tort of negligence and criminal negligence causing death.
D Invasion of privacy is the extent of the violation of protecting a patient's right to be free from unwanted intrusion.
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