Cherry & Jacob 7e: Chapter 8 With Correct Elaborated Answers

Chapter 08: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE ... 1. A client arrives in active labour and exhibits toxaemia with irregular fatal heart tones. The client is an immigrant and is uninsured. Which act would prevent the client from being transferred to another facility? a. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labour Law b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act c. Patient Self-Determination Act d. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act ANS: A The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law is a federal statute that was enacted in 1986 to prohibit the transfer of unstable clients, including women in labor, from one facility to another. This law also prohibits refusal of care for indigent and uninsured clients who seek medical assistance in the emergency department.