In which situation would a state's Good Samaritan laws be a relevant consideration?
A) A nurse performs a nursing intervention that is beyond her scope of practice and the client experiences an injury.
B) A person offers a drug to a friend and the friend suffers an adverse drug reaction.
C) A nurse assesses a client and fails to correctly document the assessment findings.
D) A person unsuccessfully performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a stranger in a mall.
Ans: D
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Good Samaritan laws protect people from prosecution who voluntarily go to the aid of others in an emergency. If the person providing emergency care does not act recklessly or does not intend to harm the victim, the Good Samaritan is almost always exempt from any legal action. Good Samaritan laws do not protect nursing acting in the course of their jobs.
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