The charge nurse shares with the nursing student the following about negligence of a patient.

It means the employee has given malicious false information about the patient.

It is an act or failure to act in a way that a responsible employee would act.

It applies only when the patient is abandoned or mistreated.

It is an action that puts the patient in fear of being harmed by the employee.

The correct answer is: b) It is an act or failure to act in a way that a responsible employee would act.