The nurse is caring for a client who has refused to take an…
The nurse is caring for a client who has refused to take an oral medication. The nurse tells the client that the nurse will hold the client down and give the medication by injection if the client doesn’t take the oral medication. The nurse then takes the client’s wheelchair and closes the door so the client will have to remain in his room. Which intentional torts has this nurse committed? (Select all that apply.)
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A nurse hears a patient ask their doctor if a biopsy showed cancer. The doctor says the results aren’t back yet, even though the doctor knows the biopsy showed cancer. The nurse is upset that the doctor didn’t tell the truth and tells another nurse that the doctor lied to the patient and probably lies to all patients. What legal wrong or tort has the nurse violated by saying this?
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