A nurse is offered a position at a clinic that offers therapeutic abortions. This procedure contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. The nurse knows that she is unable to care for these patients objectively
What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these patients?
A) The nurse is required by law to continue service to these patients.
B) The nurse should make the choice to decline this position.
C) The nurse may discriminate between patients and refuse to care for the patient.
D) The nurse may express his or her opinion and provide another option to terminating the pregnancy.
Ans: B
Chapter: 3
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Caring
Objective: 5
Page and Header: 28, Ethical Nursing Care
Feedback: To avoid facing ethical dilemmas, nurses can follow certain strategies. For example, when applying for a job, a nurse should ask questions regarding the patient population. If a nurse is uncomfortable with a particular situation, then not accepting the position would be an option. The other answers would be incorrect because the nurse is only required by law to provide care to the patients the clinic accepts, the nurse may not discriminate between patients, and the nurse expressing her own opinion and providing another option is inappropriate.
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