The nurse, while driving home from work, stops to render aid at the scene of an accident. Which of the following would demonstrate appropriate nursing action?
1. Provide all the care you assess that the client needs in order to save her life.
2. Do nothing and stay with the victims until help arrives.
3. Give first aid based on the nurse's competency and nurse practice act.
4. Leave the scene if it appears the client needs help the nurse can't provide, and call 911.
3
Rationale 1: Answer option 3 is correct because the Good Samaritan law will protect the nurse who gives care that any other reasonable nurse would give and that does not exceed the nurse's level of competence or the state nurse practice act. Option 1 is incorrect because some client needs might exceed the nurse's ability and scope of practice. Option 2 is incorrect as well, because the nurse who stops should give basic first aid until help arrives. The nurse never leaves the victim until professional rescuers arrive (option 4).
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