I have never heard of any head nurse giving permission to override this protocol - that would be a major compliance issue.
You are correct - I was giving the idiot the benefit of the doubt; that perhaps he should have asked if he could take the infant outside.
Clearly the regulations have been put in place for protection of the patient(s) and Hospital liability insurance. Too many cases of newborn abductions as a result of lax security.
Kennedy should have considered the tragedy had a stranger attempted to abduct his newborn.