DrJones Asks You to Give a Medication to One of the Patients,and

question 7

Multiple Choice

Dr.Jones asks you to give a medication to one of the patients,and you know the patient is allergic to it.When you point this out,Dr.Jones says,"Give the medication or I'll report this to your supervisor." What is the best assertive response?

• A)Agree to give the medication and hope no one finds out.
• B)Say,"I won't give the medication,and I don't care who you talk to about it."
• C)Walk away and ignore Dr.Jones.
• D)Say,"Perhaps you and I could talk this over with my supervisor together."

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