Which of the following would indicate a conflict in morality?
1. The nurse provides the mother of a dying neonate a cup of coffee in the intensive care unit.
2. The nurse provides a terminally ill client a meal that includes foods that should avoid but requested.
3. The nurse provides over-the-counter pain relievers to the daughter of a client because of a headache.
4. The nurse purchases the daily newspaper for a client who does not have any money but will when his wife comes to visit.
2. The nurse provides a terminally ill client a meal that includes food that he should avoid but requested.
Rationale:
Morality refers to issues that are either right or wrong. In the situations provided, the nurse who provides a terminally ill client a meal with food that he should avoid but requested would demonstrate a conflict with morality. The nurse is going against the "right" decision, which would be to not provide the client with the foods; however, the client is terminally ill and is requesting foods that he enjoys. The other situations would not involve the same question of morality.
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