A client diagnosed with schizophrenia receives fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin Decanoate) from a home health nurse. The client refuses medication at one regularly scheduled home visit. Which nursing intervention is ethically appropriate?
1. Allow the client to decline the medication and document the decision.
2. Tell the client that if the medication is refused, hospitalization will occur.
3. Arrange with a relative to add the medication to the client's morning orange juice.
4. Call for help to hold the client down while the injection is administered.
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Rationale: It is ethically appropriate for the nurse to allow the client to decline the medication and provide accurate documentation. The client's right to refuse treatment should be upheld, unless the refusal puts the client or others in harm's way.
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