Which nurse action is appropriate according to the American Nurses Association's stance on assisted suicide and active euthanasia?
1. The nurse helps withdraw treatments that are life-saving.
2. The nurse declines the patient's request to help with the suicide plan.
3. The nurse goes to the pharmacy and procures medication the patient intends to use to commit suicide.
4. The nurse tells the patient that suicide is a sin.
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Rationale: The ANA opposes nurses' participation either in assisted suicide or active euthanasia because they violate the ethical traditions embodied in the Code of Ethics for Nurses. The nurse should decline the patient's request. Withdrawal of life-saving treatments can be construed as active euthanasia. The ANA is opposed to the nurse obtaining lethal doses of medication for the purpose of suicide or euthanasia. The nurse may procure and/or administer medication for pain control. The nurse should never pass judgment on the patient's belief system.
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