A Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Has Advised a Care Recipient

Multiple Choice

A primary care nurse practitioner has advised a care recipient that she is positive for BrCA2, the gene associated with breast cancer in women.The care recipient has two small children.What would be the most appropriate next step for the nurse practitioner to take with respect to this care recipient?

A) Help the care recipient to understand that a prophylactic mastectomy would be in the best interest of her children.
B) Explore the care recipient's values, believes, and relationships.
C) Offer no counsel since respecting care recipient autonomy will be adequate.
D) Deferring the matter to the care recipient's physician.