A nurse educator is preparing a presentation on professional negligence. The nurse determines that all of the following actions would be considered professional negligence except
a. administering the wrong medication.
b. failure to obtain informed consent.
c. taking a picture of a patient without his or her consent.
d. refusing to permit the patient to walk without assistance.
ANS: D
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