The Nurse Provides Care to a 12-Year-Old Patient Who Is

The nurse provides care to a 12-year-old patient who is diagnosed with leukemia. The patient's parents refuse to allow the patient to receive chemotherapy, saying they will not ruin what is left of his life with drugs that will make him feel sicker. Which solution represents an integrity-producing compromise?

A) Supporting the parents' refusal to include chemotherapy as a patient treatment
B) Instructing the parents that the child will die without chemotherapy
C) Seeking a court order to ensure that chemotherapy is administered
D) Discussing administration of a chemotherapy agent that causes the fewest side effects