The nurse is caring for a client in the intensive care unit (ICU)who was in a motor vehicle accident.The healthcare provider asks the nurse to extubate the client because there is no communication between the brain and body due to a cervical fracture.The family agrees with the decision of the healthcare provider,but the nurse is uncomfortable pulling the tube.Which is the reason the nurse is experiencing difficulty with this task?

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A) The nurse is distressed because of personal values, which are in conflict with causing the client's death. The decision is within ethical principles. Cultural values are not in evidenced in this instance. Extubating this client would not be a legal decision.
B) The nurse is distressed because of personal values, which are in conflict with causing the client's death. The decision is within ethical principles. Cultural values are not in evidenced in this instance. Extubating this client would not be a legal decision.
C) The nurse is distressed because of personal values, which are in conflict with causing the client's death. The decision is within ethical principles. Cultural values are not in evidenced in this instance. Extubating this client would not be a legal decision.
D) The nurse is distressed because of personal values, which are in conflict with causing the client's death. The decision is within ethical principles. Cultural values are not in evidenced in this instance. Extubating this client would not be a legal decision.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client in the Intensive