A client who is scheduled for hernioplasty needs clarification regarding the procedure. The nurse calls the physician at the client's insistence
The physician, who is in a bad mood, is overheard telling the client that the nurse is incompetent and does not know anything. Which of the following legal torts has the physician committed? A) Libel
B) Battery
C) Assault
D) Slander
D
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The physician has committed slander by defaming the nurse orally. Slander is a character attack uttered orally in the presence of others. Libel refers to damaging statements written and read by others. Assault is an act in which bodily harm is threatened or attempted. Battery is unauthorized physical contact, not applicable in this situation.
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