A nurse is working with a young adult who has a history of severe anxiety. This client tells the nurse that he uses cannabis to calm down. In your state, cannabis is illegal, even for medical use
The nurse judges that this law is against the interest of the client and advises the client to continue to self-medicate. In so doing, the nurse is: a. at risk of being judged guilty of unethical behavior
b. being unconditionally supportive of the client
c. supporting the ethical principle of nonmaleficence
d. within the parameters of scope of practice for the profession
A
Even though the use of the drug is in the client's best interest, because it is against the law in this state the nurse is at risk of being judged guilty of unethical behavior. Nurses and other mental health professionals risk being judged guilty of unethical behavior if they violate laws, even laws they judge to be against the interest of their clients. If a nurse disagrees with a law, the nurse should take action to change the law.
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