A healthcare professional who fails to act as a reasonable, careful, similarly trained person would act under similar circumstances is guilty of which of the following?

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Negligence in the healthcare context refers to a healthcare professional's failure to provide the standard of care that a reasonably prudent healthcare professional would provide under similar circumstances, leading to harm or injury to the patient. Assault and battery involve intentional acts that harm or threaten harm, while abandonment refers to discontinuing care without proper notice or without arranging equivalent care.

A Healthcare Professional Who Fails to Act as a Reasonable