A nurse is assigned to provide care for a 96-year-old bedridden man who experiences severe pain from a chronic neurological disease. The man asks the nurse to please help him leave this world so that his suffering ends. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Assist the doctor with the mans request
b. Refuse to care for the man
c. Contact the pain care specialist
d. Provide the man with names of doctors who participate in assisted suicide
Answer: c. Contact the pain care specialist
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