If a mother and her family have freely chosen early discharge from the hospital, the nurse and the health care provider are not legally responsible if complications occur and her condition had not been stabilized within normal limits
1. True
2. False
2
1. Incorrect. Even if the mother chose to leave, the medical and nursing staffs could be sued for abandonment.
2. Correct. Even if the mother chose to leave, the medical and nursing staffs could be sued for abandonment.
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