Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 94%
Simulated
A nurse manager overhears a nurse telling a client, 'I will administer your medication by injection if you donÔÇÖt swallow your pills.' The nurse manager should identify that the nurse is committing which of the following torts?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: Assault. Assault is the threat of harmful or offensive contact without actual physical contact. In this scenario, the nurse's statement of administering medication by injection is a threat of harm if the client doesn't comply. This creates a reasonable fear of imminent battery, making it assault. Defamation (B) involves false statements harming one's reputation; Battery (C) is the actual harmful or offensive contact; Invasion of privacy (D) is unauthorized intrusion into personal matters.