For a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present. Which of the following constitute these essential characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
a. The nurse assumed the responsibility for the patient's care.
b. The nurse is found to have failed to meet the standard of care.
c. The harm to the patient must be shown to have been caused by the failure to meet the standard of care.
d. Harm to an individual has occurred.
e. The nurse's action involves acts of commission.
ANS: A, B, C, D
Correct
The nurse assuming the responsibility for the patients' care, the nurse failing to meet the standard of care, harm occurring to an individual, and the harm being shown to have been caused by the failure to meet the standard of care are the four elements that need to be present to support the charge of malpractice.
Incorrect
Malpractice can involve acts of either commission or omission.
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