An example of a criminal action committed by a nurse is
A) restraining a patient without a physician's order.
B) releasing information without the patient's consent.
C) discontinuing a ventilator without a physician's order.
D) making a medication error.

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Commission of a felony, such as murder, is clearly a criminal act. The other options represent examples of torts, or matters of civil concern.

An Example of a Criminal Action Committed by a Nurse