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Multiple Choice
In the context of healthcare and stress, touching a patient without their permission is legally defined as which of the following?
A
Malpractice
B
Battery
C
Assault
D
Negligence
Verified step by step guidance
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Understand the legal definitions relevant to healthcare and patient interactions: Malpractice, Battery, Assault, and Negligence.
Malpractice refers to professional misconduct or failure to meet the standard of care, often resulting in harm to the patient.
Battery is the intentional and unauthorized physical contact or touching of another person, which in healthcare means touching a patient without their permission.
Assault involves causing a person to fear imminent harmful or offensive contact, but does not necessarily involve physical contact.
Negligence is the failure to exercise appropriate care, leading to unintentional harm, but does not specifically involve intentional unauthorized touching.