If an assessment of a patient takes place "in the field," the nurse must be aware of all of the following EXCEPT
a. the nurse would not be liable if they did not begin to give care
b. the Good Samaritan Law applies
c. the nurse must stay with the patient until another qualified health care provider arrives
d. the Abandonment Law applies
A
If the assessment of a patient takes place under emergency situations such as at the scene of an accident or disaster, the nurse must remember that both Good Samaritan and abandonment laws apply. The nurse must render emergency care within the accepted standards of care and the nurse must stay with the patient until relieved by other qualified health care providers. If the nurse did not begin to give care or left the scene prior to adequate care being established, that nurse would be held liable for negligence.
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