A nurse is caring for a client who wants to leave the facility against medical advice. In an attempt to prevent the client from leaving, an assistive personnel (AP) has hidden the client's car keys. Which of the following torts is the AP committing by hiding the client's car keys?

A. Assault is the threat or action that causes a person to fear imminent harmful or offensive contact. In this situation, the assistive personnel (AP) did not threaten the client or create fear of immediate harm; instead, they physically restricted the client’s ability to leave, making assault incorrect. B. Negligence is the failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would, resulting in harm to a client. While the AP’s action is inappropriate, the situation specifically involves intentional restriction of the client’s movement rather than an unintentional failure to provide appropriate care, so negligence is not the best answer. C. False imprisonment is correct. False imprisonment is the intentional restriction of a person’s freedom of movement without consent or legal justification. By hiding the client’s car keys to prevent them from leaving the facility, the AP is unlawfully restricting the client’s ability to exit, which constitutes false imprisonment. D. Battery involves intentional and unauthorized physical contact that causes harm or offense. In this scenario, there is no physical touching of the client; therefore, battery does not apply.