A nurse has been asked to stay after a shift and work overtime because three nurses have called in sick. The nurse is reluctant to work the overtime because of a social commitment. Duty-based reasoning would dictate that the nurse: Answers:
A. base the decision on recent precedents in the health-care organization.
B. contact the three nurses to remind them of their obligations.
C. work overtime because of the responsibility owed to clients.
D. carefully weigh the effect of the decision on workplace relationships.
