Question

A nurse witnesses a traffic accident and dresses the open wounds sustained by a child. Later, in the hospital, the child develops complications from an infection in the wound. The family holds the nurse responsible for the complications and attempts to file a lawsuit. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Good Samaritan law?

a) The Good Samaritan law will not protect the nurse because she did not accept compensation.
b) The Good Samaritan law is not applicable to health care workers.
c) The Good Samaritan law will provide legal immunity to the nurse.
d) The Good Samaritan law will provide absolute exemption from prosecution.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Good Samaritan laws offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be, injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated, and the nurse falls under this law due to her helping people that are (or belive the are), injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated.