The nursing supervisor reassigned the psychiatric nurse to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU)4 hours into his shift.The nurse is observing an actively suicidal client who requires one-to-one observation.The charge nurse informs the nurse there is no other staff member available to take over the one-to-one observation.The nurse does not feel qualified to care for patients in the SICU.Which of the following represents the nurse's situation?

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The nurse is facing an ethical dilemma as they are torn between providing one-to-one observation to an actively suicidal client and feeling unqualified to care for patients in the SICU. They may feel like they are not able to provide the level of care needed in both situations and have to make a difficult decision.

The Nursing Supervisor Reassigned the Psychiatric Nurse to the Surgical