To practice ethically, the nurse should:
A) allow a committee to guide her practice.
B) review past cases before guiding practice.
C) avoid allowing her judgment to guide practice.
D) ask the family their views on caring.
Ans: C
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Personal convictions apply only to situations and decisions pertaining to the individual. In ethical practice, nurses avoid allowing personal judgments to bias their treatment of clients.
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