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The nurse is concerned that she is going to be sued for negligence. Negligence is defined as:
 
  a. the failure of an individual to provide care that a reasonable person would ordinarily use in a similar circumstance.
  b. improper discharge of professional duties or failure to meet the standards of acceptable care, which result in harm to another person.
  c. an intentional and unlawful offer to touch a person in an offensive, insulting, or physically intimidating manner.
  d. an obligation one has incurred or might incur through any act or failure to act.

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A nurse working in a neonatal intensive care unit is being sued. An expert witness is called. The expert witness would be:
 
  a. a physician who specializes in neonatology.
  b. the chief of nursing in the hospital.
  c. a neonatal intensive care nurse.
  d. a faculty member in a university school of nursing.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


ts19998

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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