Appropriate under EMTALA, Review the following cases and

Appropriate under EMTALA

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Review the following cases and comment on why they are or are not appropriate under EMTALA. In your responses to classmates, discuss the ethical issues related to these cases (remember, what's legal isn't always ethical, and what's ethical isn't always legal)

Case 1: An emergency department nurse directed a 58-year-old patient complaining of blurry vision to a local ophthalmologist. The patient presented to another hospital later that day and received stabilizing treatment.

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