Which to Prioritize between Confidentiality and Emergency in Healthcare

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According to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act which was first passed by the US Congress in the year 1986, any individual should have an equal opportunity to access medical care. The term person refers any human being who is in need of attention whether he or she is an American citizen. As the school nurse, I would not hesitate to assist the 15-year-old. First, her approach of being honest would greatly help me in knowing how best to handle the situation.
The signs that she presents are evident that some of her body systems have being interfered with by the substance that she sniffed (Sadhu et al., 2010). She also says that her heart is beating very fast. With the heart beating very rapidly it could be as a result of heart rhythm problem. Her condition is likely to be tachycardia where the heart beats very fast. However to be very sure of this I would measure her heart beat to get to know whether her heart beats between 60 to 100 beats per minute. If her heart beat is within that range, I wou...