The advanced nurse practitioner believes that he should spend as much time with each patient as the patient desires. Does this practice raise ethical challenges?
1. No, this is the way all nursing should be practiced.
2. Yes, this practice reflects poorly on the nurse's physician colleagues.
3. Yes, if this practice makes other patients wait past their own appointment times.
4. No, patients should expect to wait in any health care provider's office.
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Rationale: The ethical dilemma arises when taking extra time with one patient requires another patient to wait past his or her appointment time. Is it ethical to let the needs of one patient supersede the needs of another?
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