A young woman has come to the hospital requesting medication to induce an abortion. The nurse assigned finds it too hard to provide care to this patient because it violates the nurse's ethical principles
Which action would be the best for the nurse to take? a. Continue to provide care for the patient but refuse to administer the medication.
b. Administer the medication because the doctor ordered it.
c. Find another nurse to provide care for the patient.
d. Try to talk the patient out of taking the medication.
C
To ensure care for the patient without violating the nurse's ethical principles, the nurse should find another nurse to care for the patient. Because the patient has rights, it would be inappro-priate to try to talk the patient out of receiving the medication or to deny the patient's access to the medication.
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