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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Neonatal

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Jackie, an operating room nurse, calls her friend at the NICU because she was assigned to circulate for a pregnancy termination case. As her friend, you know that Jackie opposed to the abortion based on her moral principles. You should advise Jackie to:
  1. Discuss her beliefs with the patient
  2. Have her ask her supervisor to assign another nurse to the case
  3. Have her request an ethics panel to be convened to review the case
  4. Advise her to leave the room during the time the fetus is aborted
Explanation
Answer - B - You should advise Jackie to have her ask her supervisor to assign another nurse to the case. This is an ethical dilemma. The nurse has instituted the proper steps to process an ethical dilemma. The nurse has examined and identified her own values, verbalized the problem, and then considered alternatives.
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