A Patient with Schizophrenia Has Been Stabilized on Long-Acting Haloperidol

Multiple Choice

A patient with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks. The physician switches the medication to Seroquel, a new antipsychotic oral medication that is administered twice a day. The patient complains that he cannot afford the new medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician replies, "I can't help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The patient's nurse may experience

A) paternalism.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) nonmaleficence.
D) moral distress.