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Is It Acceptable for a Nurse to Refuse to Care

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Is it acceptable for a nurse to refuse to care for a SARS patient?


A) It is acceptable because the nurse might become infected with SARS and could then pass the infection on to her family.
B) It is not acceptable because the CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses states that in a natural or human-made disaster,nurses have a duty to provide care to all patients.
C) It is acceptable if appropriate safety precautions are not in place.
D) It is not acceptable because the principle of justice dictates that the SARS patient deserves the same care as everyone else.

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