NCLEX-PN

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The nurse is assigned to a client with dementia. The client is noted to be suspicious and continually agitated. During the morning rounds, the client refuses to take the prescribed medications. The nurse forces the medication into the client’s mouth. This action by the nurse constitutes what criminal offense?

Defamation
Fraud
Assault
Battery

Explanation

Answer: D - Battery is an intentional touching of the client’s body without the consent of the client. Assault occurs when a person puts another person in fear of harmful contact. Defamation is false communication that is damaging to someone’s reputation. Fraud refers to deliberate deception.

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