{"id":214621,"date":"2025-05-15T05:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=214621"},"modified":"2025-05-15T05:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:57:03","slug":"which-nursing-behavior-is-an-intentional-tort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/15\/which-nursing-behavior-is-an-intentional-tort\/","title":{"rendered":"Which nursing behavior is an intentional tort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which nursing behavior is an intentional tort?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miscounting gauze pads during a client\u2019s surgery
Causing a burn when applying a wet dressing to a client\u2019s extremity
Divulging private information about a client\u2019s health status to the media
Failing to monitor a client\u2019s blood pressure before administering an antihypertensive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer:<\/strong>
Divulging private information about a client\u2019s health status to the media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An intentional tort<\/strong> in nursing refers to a deliberate act that violates a client’s rights and causes harm. These actions are done on purpose, even if the harm wasn’t intended. Intentional torts in healthcare commonly include assault<\/strong>, battery<\/strong>, false imprisonment<\/strong>, invasion of privacy<\/strong>, defamation<\/strong>, and breach of confidentiality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this scenario, divulging private information about a client\u2019s health status to the media<\/em> is a clear breach of confidentiality and invasion of privacy<\/strong>, making it an intentional tort. Nurses are ethically and legally bound to protect their clients’ private health information under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)<\/strong>. Disclosing patient details to unauthorized parties\u2014such as the media\u2014without the client\u2019s consent constitutes an intentional violation of that duty, potentially causing harm to the client\u2019s reputation, emotional well-being, and trust in the healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s contrast this with the other options, which do not<\/strong> qualify as intentional torts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Miscounting gauze pads during a client\u2019s surgery<\/strong> is a negligent act<\/strong>, not intentional. It may be malpractice if it causes harm, but it lacks the element of intent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Causing a burn when applying a wet dressing<\/strong> may also represent negligence<\/strong> or malpractice<\/strong>, especially if the nurse failed to check water temperature, but again, the harm was unintentional<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Failing to monitor a client\u2019s blood pressure before giving an antihypertensive<\/strong> is another example of negligence<\/strong>, not an intentional tort. It may lead to patient harm, but it results from a lapse in appropriate care, not deliberate action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    In summary, intentional torts require purposeful behavior<\/strong> that infringes on a client’s rights. Disclosing private health information without consent is intentional, violates HIPAA, and qualifies as a tortious act in nursing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Which nursing behavior is an intentional tort? Miscounting gauze pads during a client\u2019s surgeryCausing a burn when applying a wet dressing to a client\u2019s extremityDivulging private information about a client\u2019s health status to the mediaFailing to monitor a client\u2019s blood pressure before administering an antihypertensive The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer:Divulging private information […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}