A female client on an oncology unit undergoes a therapeutic abortion at 13 weeks prior to starting chemotherapy for stage 2 pancreatic cancer. The nurse does not morally believe in abortion and is assigned to administer the next dose of chemotherapy to the client. How can the nurse demonstrate mutuality in client care from a relational ethics perspective?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

Question

A female client on an oncology unit undergoes a therapeutic abortion at 13 weeks prior to starting chemotherapy for stage 2 pancreatic cancer. The nurse does not morally believe in abortion and is assigned to administer the next dose of chemotherapy to the client. How can the nurse demonstrate mutuality in client care from a relational ethics perspective? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

The nurse should provide care to the client and find other areas of commonality in order to build new understandings

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The nurse should share their concerns with the client and attempt to gain a better understanding of their decision to have a therapeutic abortion

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The nurse should recognize their limitations in caring for the client and ask for another client assignment

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The nurse should find ways to connect with the client in an open, trusting and responsive manner

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