When a nurse employs conscientious refusal to participate, the nurse should be aware that: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. It may lead to dismissal from a nursing position.
2. Consequences may involve employer sanction.
3. Nursing administrators are largely supportive.
4. State boards of nursing protect the nurse in this situation.
5. The patient will support the nurse's decision.
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Rationale 1: The repercussions for the nurse of employing conscientious refusal may include dismissal from the current nursing position.
Rationale 2: The nurse must also consider the amount of support that will be received from the administration of the institution.
Rationale 3: Institutions vary from being supportive of conscientious refusal and changing their institutional policies to support it, to being legally required by some states to allow nurses to utilize it, to being able to dismiss the nurse who utilizes it.
Rationale 4: Institutions vary from being supportive of conscientious refusal and changing their institutional policies to support it, to being legally required by some states to allow nurses to utilize it, to being able to dismiss the nurse who utilizes it.
Rationale 5: If the patient and family have developed a relationship with the nurse, they may wish the nurse to remain with them beyond the decision-making phase to see the planned action accomplished and to help them cope with the consequences of their decision.
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