What component of professional negligence is represented when a nurse fails to look up an unfamiliar medication before administering it?
A) Duty to use due care
B) Failure to meet standard of care
C) Foreseeability of harm
D) A direct relationship between failure to meet the standard of care (breach) and injury can be proved
Answer: C) Foreseeability of harm
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