A patient who is a Jehovah's Witness refuses life-saving blood or blood products and will probably die without them.What nursing intervention is the best?
A) Try to argue with the patient about his beliefs.
B) Separate the patient from family, visitors, or religious leaders who support the patient's beliefs.
C) Lecture the patient about the fact that these beliefs may be harmful to self and may result in death.
D) Show respect for the patient's right to his own belief system.Notify the nursing supervisor and possibly obtain an ethics committee consultation.
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