A nurse is leaving the parking lot at the hospital and carelessly runs over a patient who was just discharged. Ironically, the nurse had been assigned to care for that patient that day
If the patient sues this nurse, which statement is true? 1. The nurse can be held liable for both negligence and malpractice.
2. The nurse can be held liable for negligence but not malpractice.
3. The nurse can be held liable for malpractice but not negligence.
4. The nurse cannot be held liable for either malpractice or negligence based upon this set of facts.
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Rationale: The nurse may be considered negligent related to driving performance as driving action resulted in harm to an individual. This has nothing to do with the nurse's nursing practice and the care provided to the patient that day, so malpractice does not apply. Malpractice addresses a professional practice standard and professional status of the caregiver.
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