Nurses are faced with numerous ethical dilemmas every day and if these ethical situations are not handled in a professional and ethical manner there can be serious consequences for both the nurse and the patient. When nurses are faced with these ethical dilemmas, they must make a decision. So, what does the nurse do when decision making involves ethical dilemmas? So, as a nursing student, I chose to put myself in the shoes of a healthcare professional such as a nurse. It was my first day of clinical rotation and the client I was assigned to needed to take a bath. I didn't feel comfortable bathing the patient alone, so I asked one of my colleagues for assistance. The client was a shy, soft-spoken male. While undressing the client, I overheard a patient and her family arguing. He wants to refuse life support and the family says they want everything done. She is a competent person who has breast cancer and has undergone many rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, yet the cancer is still spreading. You are experiencing side effects from the treatment, such as vomiting, loss of appetite, weakness and fatigue. The nurse who was in the room with the client and his family just said she will give them some time to discuss the situation, then come back later to see what they agreed upon. The state of affairs in question presents a dilemma in terms of nursing practice. According to Kozier et al (2010), morality is “relative to right and wrong” (p. 300). From the moral perspective of this situation, it was wrong of the nurse to let the client and his family argue without providing the information necessary to put the client and his family at ease. In this case, the nurse is not taking… middle of paper… care. It is not easy to prevent unfair practices in healthcare settings, because each individual approaches each circumstance differently. All we can do is continually teach nurses that the patient comes first and that our job is to uphold the client's right to autonomy, respect, privacy, confidentiality, dignity and access to appropriate information . Practice in accordance with the Nursing Profession Act and its regulations and statutes, the code of ethics, principles, statements, guidelines or documents of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). Most nurses also respond and report to the appropriate person when a situation arises that could be adverse to clients or caregivers, including incompetence, misconduct, and incapacity. In conclusion, you should serve as a role model to nursing students, colleagues, and others by acting ethically.