In: Nursing
which of the following statements concerning Good Samaritan Laws is FALSE:
a. Good Samaritan laws guarantee freedom from liability when rendering aid in an emergency.
b. Good Samaritan laws offer protection for liability for negligence if the care rendered is reasonable.
c. These laws are designed to encourage health care professions to stop and render aid to accident victims.
Good Samaritan acts are laws designed to protect people who provide assistance at the site of an emergency. They keep citizens who stop to render aid from being charged or sued for any legal liability for unintended consequences resulting from assistance. These laws apply to everyone, whether you are a doctor, nurse, driver or passerby.
However they do NOT guarantee freedom from liability if the caregiver causes further harm to the victim resulting from gross negligence on part of caregiver.
The law only provides basic legal protection against undue liability when the care given is reasonable.
The laws were enacted to encourage individuals and health care professions to render aid during emergency These laws apply to everyone, whether you are a doctor, nurse, driver or passerby.
Therefore in my opinion OPTION A IS FALSE