A lawsuit is brought against a nurse in a rural hospital. The nurse replies that the standard of care for rural nurses is different from that for nurses working in large urban facilities. Is this a defensible position?
A) No; rural nurses work in a slower paced environment, so they have more time to provide quality personal care.
B) Yes; the rural nurse does not have access to the same quality of inservice education as the urban nurse.
C) No; nurses in rural settings must meet the same standards as those practicing in large urban areas.
D) Yes; it is well known that rural health care is substandard as compared to urban health care.
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