This is professional misconduct, failure to perform professional duties, or failure to meet the professional standards of care that result in harm to another.

This is professional misconduct, failure to perform professional duties, or failure to meet the professional standards of care that result in harm to another.

• A. Medical Malpractice
• B. Professional Negligence
• C. Intentional Tort
• D. Neglect

Answer: (B)

Professional negligence is the failure to meet the professional standard of care that results in harm to a patient. In nursing and other professions, there is an expected level of competence and conduct; when an individual breaches that standard and it leads to injury or harm, that breach is considered professional negligence. The key elements typically include a duty to the patient, a breach of that duty, a causal link between the breach and the harm, and measurable damages. This description highlights misconduct or failure to perform professional duties and to meet the standards of care, resulting in harm, which aligns with professional negligence. It isn’t an intentional tort, since there’s no indication of deliberate harm. Medical malpractice would be a more specific term if the setting were medical care, but the broader, appropriate term here is professional negligence. Neglect can relate to a lack of basic care but the formal designation for failure to meet professional standards causing harm is professional negligence.

Professional negligence is the failure to meet the professional standard of care that results in harm to a patient. In nursing and other professions, there is an expected level of competence and conduct; when an individual breaches that standard and it leads to injury or harm, that breach is considered professional negligence. The key elements typically include a duty to the patient, a breach of that duty, a causal link between the breach and the harm, and measurable damages.

This description highlights misconduct or failure to perform professional duties and to meet the standards of care, resulting in harm, which aligns with professional negligence. It isn’t an intentional tort, since there’s no indication of deliberate harm. Medical malpractice would be a more specific term if the setting were medical care, but the broader, appropriate term here is professional negligence. Neglect can relate to a lack of basic care but the formal designation for failure to meet professional standards causing harm is professional negligence.