Which of the following statements by a client indicates a lack of understanding regarding an appropriate reason to sue for malpractice?
a. "Because the health care workers didn't turn my mother every 2 hours, she developed bedsores."
b. "I received permanent nerve damage because they would not remove a cast that was too tight."
c. "My daughter wasn't given a call light, and for a whole shift no one checked on her condition."
d. "They amputated the wrong leg during surgery."
ANS: C
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