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    A nurse has the "right" to force a patient to stop eating if she knows it will harm the patient. Does the nurse have "the right" to force the patient to stop if they know the consequences will harm them? a patient wants to stop eating, but the nurse know the consequences may harm the patient.

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    A nurse has the "right" to force a patient to stop eating if she knows it will harm the patient. Does the nurse have "the right" to force the patient to stop if they know the consequences will harm them? a patient wants to stop eating, but the nurse know the consequences may harm the patient.

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    ETHICAL SITUATIONS

    IN NURSING

    Amber Chaddick

    ETHICAL SITUATION IN
    NURSING
    Pro-choice vs. Pro-life
    Freedom vs. Control
    Truth telling vs. Deception
    Empirical knowledge vs. Personal belief

    FREEDOM VS. CONTROL


    Does a patient have the right to make choices for ones self that may result
    in harm, or should the nurse prevent this choice?
    For example: A patient wants to stop eating, but the nurse know the
    consequences will harm the patient. Does the nurse have the right to force
    the patient to eat?

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