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Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Prep

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The nursing staff is taking their morning break in the lounge. A nursing attendant tells the group that she thinks that the unit secretary has AIDS and proceeds to tell the nursing staff that the secretary probably contracted the disease from her husband, who is supposedly a drug addict. Which legal tort has the nursing assistant violated?
  1. Libel
  2. Slander
  3. Assault
  4. Negligence
Explanation
Answer: B - Defamation is a false communication or a careless disregard for the truth that causes damage to someone’s reputation, either in writing (libel) or verbally (slander). An assault occurs when a person puts another person in fear of a harmful or an offensive contact. Negligence involves the actions of professionals that fall below the standard of care for a specific professional group.
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