A nurse has a very strong personal belief that elective abortion is wrong. He is providing care to a client whose fetus has been diagnosed with a serious genetic anomaly and who is considering terminating the pregnancy
What should the nurse do? 1. Help the client see that this is the wrong choice.
2. Continue to care for the client as if there is no conflict of belief systems.
3. Ask the nurse manager for an alternate client assignment.
4. Tell the client that he cannot be a part of taking a life, so he has asked for a transfer.
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Rationale 1: The nurse should not influence the client with his personal beliefs.
Rationale 2: Despite the nurse's best efforts, it will be nearly impossible to keep this difference from affecting nursing care.
Rationale 3: The best action for both the nurse and the client is for someone else to provide care.
Rationale 4: The nurse should not discuss the situation with the client other than to say that an assignment change has occurred.
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