Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes professional malpractice?

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Placing the head of the bed flat during a tube feeding causes the patient to aspirate the mixture, resulting in harm to the patient, is a clear violation of nursing standards and constitutes professional malpractice. Option A, administering a preoperative sedative in the patient holding area instead of in the patient's room, is not necessarily malpractice unless it violates hospital policies and procedures. Option B, failing to notify the physician of a potassium level of 4 mEq/L, is an error in judgment and patient care, but it is not necessarily malpractice unless harm results from this omission. Option D, administering a routine medication 10 minutes late because of a unit emergency, does not necessarily constitute malpractice unless it is a repeated occurrence or harm results from the delay.

Which of the Following Actions by the Nurse Constitutes Professional