The nurse has strong moral convictions that abortions are wrong. When assigned to assist with an abortion, what is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
a. Ask for another assignment
b. Leave work
c. Transfer to another floor
d. Protest to the supervisor
ANS: A
The nurse should not abandon the patient, but ask for another assignment.
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