There are two medically indigent clients in the clinic who have come to get their monthly supply of free insulin. There is only enough for one client. Which of the following actions would the nurse take first?
a. Identify all options
b. Make a decision
c. Gather additional information
d. Act and assess decisions made
ANS: C
The steps of the ethical decision-making framework are to first identify the ethical issues and di-lemmas, then place them within a meaningful context, obtain all relevant facts, reformulate ethi-cal issues and dilemmas if needed, consider appropriate approaches to actions or options, make decisions and take action, and evaluate decisions and action.
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