What values, virtues, or obligations are at stake in this case?
How would you assess this situation morally?
What are the clinical and medical dimensions of this situation?
What are the patient’s needs or desires?
What relationships are being affected?
What institutional factors are being affected?
What elements of the Code of Ethics for Nurses pertain?
If you were the nurse, how would you reason, ethically, about this?
What arguments would you make for this position (evidence-based, scholarly)?