The Nurse Provides Medication Education to a Client Prescribed an Ointment

The nurse provides medication education to a client prescribed an ointment for a localized skin rash. The nurse fails to notify the primary care provider that the client reported severe burning when the ointment is applied leading to the client's refusal to apply the medication to the rash. What reason should the hospital management cite while holding the nurse responsible for the resulting systemic infection that developed?

A) Withholding treatment
B) Termination of treatment
C) Refusal of care
D) Abandonment of care