The nurse is providing care to a female patient who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and who has a poor prognosis.When the patient's husband comes in to visit,the nurse expresses her sympathy to the man for his wife's terminal illness.The patient's husband bursts into tears and says that he did not know about his wife's diagnosis.This nurse's action exemplifies which of the following violations?
A) Assault
B) Slander
C) Negligence
D) Invasion of privacy
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