After analyzing assessment data, the home health care nurse determines that a change is necessary in the medical care of a patient. The nurse makes the change without consulting the physician. Under which circumstance is this a legal action by this nurse?

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Rationale 1: The nurse is licensed to practice nursing which does not include alteration of the medical plan of care with orders.
Rationale 2: Standing orders are legal orders once they are signed by the physician. These orders require astute assessment and analysis by the nurse.
Rationale 3: The nurse's certainty that the physician will agree with the change will not make this a legal action.
Rationale 4: The family's approval of the action does not make it legal.

After Analyzing Assessment Data, the Home Health Care Nurse Determines