BRUNNER SURDDARTH MEDICAL SURGERY TEST BANK

Anurse has been offered a positionon an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure which contradicts the nurses personal beliefs. What is the nurses ethical obligation to these patients? A) The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these patients. B) The nurse should make the choice to decline this positionand pursue a different nursing role. C) The nurse should decline to care for the patients considering abortion. D) The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy. Ans: B 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 positionwould be the best option. The nurse is only required by law (and practice standards) to provide care to the patientsthe clinic accepts;the nurse may not discriminatebetween patients and the nurse expressing his or her own opinion and providing another option is inappropriate