The nurse is reporting a patient care situation to the authorities. In which situations would the practice of medicine and the law overlap? Select all that apply
1. Immunizations
2. Sanitation
3. Abortion
4. Euthanasia
5. Medication distribution
1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. In public health law, medicine and the law overlap to provide and support the need for immunizations to prevent the onset of preventable diseases.
2. Public health laws and medicine overlap in the area of sanitation to reduce the onset of disease.
3. The law and medicine overlap in the case of abortion. The law supports the use of abortion and medicine provides the abortion. However, some health insurance policies do not cover this service.
4. The law and medicine overlap in the case of euthanasia. The definition of death has changed over the years and with technological improvements, the courts often have to intervene to help make the decisions to stop life support efforts.
5. Medication distribution is not an area where the law and medicine overlap.
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