If You Prick Me, Do I Not Bleed?

A nurse experiences moral distress with being told to continue monitoring a 100-year-old patient’s blood work as long as she remains on blood thinners.

• What is the nurse’s responsibility if he fears the patient will bleed to death if he continues to stick her?

Apply Theory (Specific Professional Healthcare Competencies + Clinical Medical Ethical Principles) to Practice in order to provide Optimal Patient-Centered Care (OPCC)