A nurse is working the night shift on a respiratory floor. She is walking toward a patient's room when she sees a nursing assistant performing patient care with the curtain and door open. The nurse knows that the nursing assistant is violating which legal
a. Right to privacy
b. False imprisonment
c. Failure to rescue
d. Informed consent
ANS: A
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