The physician providing care for a terminally ill patient orders an MRI of the patient's abdomen. The nurse does not think this treatment is necessary. How should the nurse respond to the physician who requested this test?
1. "Will the benefits of this test outweigh the discomfort of transferring the patient to the MRI machine?"
2. "How will the results of this test change what we are doing for the patient?"
3. "I don't see the purpose of this test."
4. "We won't be able to schedule the MRI until the order is countersigned by the patient's surgeon."
5. "Has the family approved of us doing this testing?"
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