The advanced nurse practitioner believes that he should spend as much time with each patient as the patient desires. Does this practice raise ethical challenges?

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Rationale 1: Patients no longer expect to wait in the health care provider's office.
Rationale 2: The issue has nothing to do with the nurse's physician colleagues.
Rationale 3: Nurses should provide as much care as necessary, but unlimited amounts of time with patients is not realistic.
Rationale 4: The ethical dilemma arises when taking extra time with one patient requires another patient to wait past his or her appointment time. Is it ethical to let the needs of one patient supersede the needs of another?

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner Believes That He Should Spend as Much