A health care provider repeatedly asks a nurse to write his verbal prescriptions in his clients' charts after he makes his rounds. The nurse is uncomfortable with writing the prescriptions and explains this to the physician, but the health care provider tells the nurse that she will be reported if she does not write the prescriptions. How should the nurse manage this conflict?
A. Fulfilling the physician's request
B. Discussing the situation with the nurse manager
C. Reporting the health care provider to the chief of medicine at the hospital
D. Stating to the physician, "I don't really care whether you report me. I am not writing your prescriptions."
Answer: B. Discussing the situation with the nurse manager
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