While Participating in Rounds,a Nurse Is Interrupted by the Wife

While participating in rounds,a nurse is interrupted by the wife of a ventilated patient,who informs the nurse that her husband is having difficulty breathing.The patient is found to be disconnected from the ventilator and unresponsive when the nurse enters the room after rounds.The alarm mode on the ventilator had been turned off.This situation an example of what legal situation?

A) Assault
B) Battery
C) Injury
D) Malpractice

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