Jason is a year-old respiratory therapy practitioner. who works in the evening shift. One of his patients is a woman near his age named Gabriela who is in the hospital for acute asthma. Jason knows her age because he and Gabriela went to the same high school together, although she was in a class below his. He has not seen her since high school. During the week she was hospitalized, he and Gabriela talked about the old high school days and he feels that have a lot in common. Jason feels that Gabriela is feeling some affection for him, but keep his relationship friendly but professional. On her last night in the hospital prior to her checking out, he hugs her and kisses her on the cheek, and she asks to give her a call.

Question: Now that Gabriela has gone home, is it okay for Jason to take her out? Why or why not, focus on the professional code of ethics component of the question when completing the research to answer, support your answer with an ethical theory, ethical philosophy, and/or public law.