The director of nursing is reviewing situations that require attention. Which situation is an ethical dilemma that might need to be analyzed by the hospital Ethics Committee?
A. A 20-year-old male patient with an opportunistic disease is HIV positive and does not want to share this information with sexual partners.
B. Nursing staff provide medication to patients after doses are dropped on the floor.
C. A nurse inexperienced with electrocardiogram interpretation was assigned to the telemetry unit to provide care.
D. The nurse-patient ratio is 5:1 on a medical-surgical care area.
Answer: A
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