A physician, relying on her medical training and experience, decides that a patient will be upset by the news of his diagnosis and elects to proceed with the most routine treatment without informing the patient of the specific diagnosis, and thereby avoiding a very difficult conversation.

8. (2 points) True or False: The physician may not be successfully sued for a negligence tort because she acted in the best interest of the patient (the only acceptable answer to this question is either "true" or "false").