Failure to notify the physician or nursing supervisor when a resident's heart rate decreases to less than 48 would be an example of
a. Negligence
b. Omission
c. Libel
d. Unprofessional behavior
A
Negligence is not doing what another professional would do in a similar situation. Omission is not doing something that is ordered or normally expected as part of nursing care (response B). Libel and unprofessional behavior (responses C and D) do not relate to this case.
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