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:

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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.

Jackie, an Operating Room Nurse, Calls Her Friend at the NICU