A young woman has come to the hospital requesting medication to induce an abortion.The nurse assigned finds it too hard to provide care to this patient because it violates the nurse's ethical principles.Which action would be the best for the nurse to take?

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To ensure care for the patient without violating the nurse's ethical principles,the nurse should find another nurse to care for the patient.Because the patient has rights,it would be inappropriate to try to talk the patient out of receiving the medication or to deny the patient's access to the medication.

A Young Woman Has Come to the Hospital Requesting Medication