Which of the following steps could a hospital take to limit its liability in case of...
Which of the following steps could a hospital take to limit its liability in case of a patient who wishes to leave against medical advice?
Restrain the patient from leaving for a maximum of 24 hours
Require patients to sign an acknowledgement that they are leaving against medical advice
Require the patient to wait for the patient’s physician to inform the patient of the risks of leaving against medical advice
Ask patients to acknowledge that they are leaving against medical advice, preferably in writing
None of the above will limit liability
All of the above limit liability
Homework Answers
Option D.
Because the hospital' should try to explain the risk of leaving aganist medicals advice.Even if they insist they leave the hospital should insist that the should wait for the physician to explain the risks.But many refuses to do this in this cause to decrease the legal responsibility the hospital should ask the patient to acknowledge that they are leaving aganist medical advice,preferab pr in writing.
It is done because the patients may case a file saying that the hospital didn't take respiresponsib of their health and by doing this the hospital is favourable in court.And the hospital sjouds document the whole incident so that they are secure aganist legal issues.
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