Question regarding code of ethics


A 4-year-old female is diagnosed with leukemia and is being treated with chemotherapy, which causes extreme nausea, vomiting, and fever. As a student nurse is changing the IV bag, the patient's mother voices her concerns about the side effects of the chemotherapy and asks about alternative treatments. The student nurse offers information on acupuncture, hypnosis, and massage. The mother immediately checks her daughter out of the hospital against medical advice, and the child dies two months later. In at least 300 words, discuss the ethical dilemmas, including scope of practice. Because she is a student nurse is she liable for giving the information or is the hospital? If the doctor had given the information on alternative treatments, would he be in violation of this Code of Ethics because it is not based on science? Explain.

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