New Mexico Security Guard Practice Exam

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What is the definition of negligence?

An act one does intentionally to another resulting in injury or loss
An act causing personal injury to a person
Failure to provides a reasonably safe and healthy work environment
Failure to use reasonable care and attention

The correct answer is: Failure to use reasonable care and attention

Negligence, in the legal sense, is defined as the failure to use reasonable care and attention. This means that someone has acted, or failed to act, in a way that any other reasonable person would have under the same circumstances. The individual's actions didn't necessarily need to be intentional, which is the key here - they just didn't exercise the proper caution or thoughtfulness that could be reasonably expected. This is why the answer is "Failure to use reasonable care and attention". If a security guard fails to meet this expectation, they could be held legally responsible for any resulting harm or loss, because those outcomes could have been avoided if the guard had exercised due care and diligence.