While vacationing in a different state, the nurse encounters an emergency in which a person needs immediate care. What should the nurse assume about the Good Samaritan law of this state?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. A Good Samaritan law exists in the state.
2. The nurse has a legal obligation to provide emergency care.
3. The nurse will be protected by the Good Samaritan law in the state of licensure.
4. The Good Samaritan law in this state may be different than the one in the state of licensure.
5. There is a standard definition of what constitutes an emergency.
1,4
Rationale: All states have enacted Good Samaritan laws.
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