Question

There is an infectious outbreak in a small town, and a hospital nurse wants to restrict the movement of a patient who is contagious. Which of the following applies to this situation?

A. The nurse should consult the ANA for legal advice

B. The patient can legally leave if she wants to

C. The nurse is ethically entitled to keep the patient from leaving the hospital

D. The nurse must proceed with caution and contact the hospital's legal department

Answer 1

5, The nurse must proceed with caution and contact the hospital's legal department.
Minimizing the transmission of contagious disease is an important function of the public health law. quality practice should be carried out by the nurse to control the infection by isolation of infected individuals and quarantine of those having to expose to a serious contagious disease. hospital legal department duty to limit contact with infectious individuals and proceed with emergency power to control the disease outbreak.