In One Incident, a Patient Had Been Left Unattended in a Shower

In one incident, a patient had been left unattended in a shower by an orderly, and the patient sprayed himself with hot water, which resulted in second-degree burns on his forehead. Upon investigation, the department of health determined ___________.

A) the incident constituted patient neglect
B) the incident did not merit reporting
C) failure to report these incidents was not a violation of public health law
D) the incident was too minor to bring to court and had no serious consequence for health care services to the patient.