If a patient suffered a burn as a result of improper application of the ESU dispersive (grounding) pad, the individual team member responsible may be found guilty in a lawsuit of which of the following?

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Negligence is the correct answer because it involves harm caused by a failure to act as a reasonable person would under similar circumstances. In this case, improper application of the ESU dispersive pad by a healthcare professional, leading to a patient's burn, would likely be considered a failure to meet the standard of care expected, thus constituting negligence.

If a Patient Suffered a Burn as a Result of Improper