A physician offers a nurse to suture wounds of a neonate patient. The physician tells the nurse that minor wounds can be sutured by a nurse without any supervision. The nurse should:

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The nurse should refuse to suture the wound. A state's Nurse Practice Act is the ultimate source relative to a nurse's professional practice; a nurse may not function outside of the legal definition of nursing practice.

A Physician Offers a Nurse to Suture Wounds of a Neonate