A nurse has agreed to serve as an expert witness in a jury trial. What is this nurse's major ethical concern?

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Rationale 1: The expert witness has task of being objective and unbiased and conveying these qualities to the judge and jury.
Rationale 2: The expert witness must guard against "filling in the blanks" of the medical record with information that is not present.
Rationale 3: While unexpected outcomes do occur in health care, it is not the expert witness's role to explain that at trial.
Rationale 4: The judge or jury makes the decision at trial.

A Nurse Has Agreed to Serve as an Expert Witness