A nurse is trying to administer a prescribed oral medication to a client. The client refuses to take it. Which of the following would demonstrate the nurse had committed an unintentional tort?
A) The nurse withholds the medication and the client suffers harm.
B) The nurse tells the client that she will give it to him by injection if he won't swallow the tablet.
C) The nurse forces the medication down the client's throat.
D) The nurse locks him in his room while she goes to tell the doctor.
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