A health care provider is reviewing the steps taken to address an ethical issue with a patient. Within which step of the MORAL model is this health care provider working?
1. Massage the dilemma.
2. Look back and evaluate.
3. Outline the options.
4. Act by applying the chosen option.
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Rationale 1: Massaging the dilemma means identifying the issues.
Rationale 2: The health care provider is looking back and evaluating. This is the process of reviewing and reexamining whether desired outcomes were attained and whether new options need to be implemented.
Rationale 3: Outlining the options means fully examining the options, including those that are less realistic.
Rationale 4: Acting by applying the chosen option means implementing the chosen option to resolve the dilemma.
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