Which of the Following Situations Is an Example of Moral

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations is an example of moral distress?

• A) You hear nurses in the lounge making off-color jokes about a patient. You are afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation.
• B) You have been late for work a couple of times in the last 2 weeks, and your co-workers are covering for you.
• C) You become romantically involved with a co-worker, which is against the unit policy, so you resign your position.
• D) You purposefully use vague language when explaining a patient's condition to the family. Staff expects that the patient may be brain-dead, but test results are not yet conclusive.

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