The chart of a patient who has undergone abdominal surgery indicates that one set of vital signs were taken at 7 minutes after surgery; the next set were completed 10 hours after surgical.This level of assessment illustrates which element of malpractice?
A) Breach of duty owed the patient
B) Foreseeability
C) Causation
D) Injury or damage

Question

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The element of malpractice that depicted in the example is a breach of the duty owed,as evidenced by failure to monitor vital signs of a surgical patient regularly.

The Chart of a Patient Who Has Undergone Abdominal Surgery