A Conflict of Interest Occurs When There Is Pressure to Act

question 4

Multiple Choice

A conflict of interest occurs when there is pressure to act in a way that does not protect the patient's/facility's best interest. Which scenario best describes a conflict of interest?

• A) A nurse practitioner is friends with a pharmaceutical representative and prescribes all patients the company's antihypertensive even if the patient would benefit more from a different drug.
• B) An advance practice nurse is ordering new equipment for the telemetry unit and reviews bids from a variety of companies to determine the best value.
• C) An advance practice nurse is interviewing nurses to work on the intensive care unit, one of whom is a close friend of the CEO but has minimal experience. The advance practice nurse chooses the nurse with more critical care experience.
• D) A nurse educator who serves on the textbook selection committee also reviews textbooks for a publishing company and recuses themselves from the final vote.

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