A patient is properly cared for by the nurse practitioner. Which of the following describes one of the elements that the nurse practitioner has successfully met?

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The element that the nurse practitioner has successfully met is duty. Duty refers to the legal obligation of healthcare providers to provide care in accordance with accepted standards of care. In this scenario, the nurse practitioner has provided proper care, thereby meeting this legal obligation. Dereliction refers to a failure to meet this obligation, defense refers to the argument made by the defendant in a legal case, damages refer to the harm suffered by the patient, and direct cause refers to the link between the healthcare provider's actions and the harm suffered by the patient. None of these apply in this scenario.

A Patient Is Properly Cared for by the Nurse Practitioner