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A nurse threatens to restrain a verbally abusive client if the abuse continues. Which legal tort has the nurse committed?

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Answer:

If a nurse threatens to restrain a verbally abusive client if the abuse continues, the legal tort that the nurse has committed is assault.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assault is defined as intentionally putting another person in reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.

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