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NCLEX-RN

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A client overhears an LPN telling another RN that she thinks their nursing supervisor is having an affair with one of the married doctors in the unit. The RN replies that the doctor is a well-known womanizer who is rumored to have caused the chlamydia epidemic in the facility 5 years ago. The LPN and RN may have violated which legal tort?
  1. Slander
  2. Libel
  3. Assault
  4. Negligence
Explanation
Answer: A - Slander occurs when something untrue is said about an individual, causing harm to the individual’s good name. Libel is another type of defamation that causes harm to another by writing false stories. Assault occurs when one individual puts another in fear of a harmful contact. Negligence is the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent nurse.
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