Which of the following scenarios describes a nurse facing an ethical dilemma?

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An ethical dilemma involves making a choice between two options-each of which is ethically undesirable.Deciding between violating care recipient confidentiality and allowing harm to come to an innocent individual.Deciding which of two equally critically ill persons get the only available ICU beds.A practical dilemma is a decision which does not involve an ethical principle.Choices a, c, and d describe practical dilemma.Working holidays, caring for abusive care recipients, or deciding whether job satisfaction or money is more important do not involve ethical principles.They involve inconveniences or practical problems involved in nursing.Organizations such as hospitals often give rise to "practical problems, not individual dilemmas"…….Ethical dilemmas are those situations in which a choice must be made between two undesirable options.Weston (2010) claims that true dilemmas are actually quite rare and that often additional, better options can be found by changing the way the situation is examined.

Which of the Following Scenarios Describes a Nurse Facing an Ethical