The nurse is caring for a patient who needs a liver transplant to survive. This patient has been out of work for several months, does not have health insurance, and cannot afford the procedure. Which of the following statements speaks to the ethical elements of this case?

A. The health care team should select a plan that considers the principle of justice as it pertains to the distribution of health care resources.
B. The patient should enroll in a clinical trial of a new technology that can do the work of the liver, similar to the way dialysis
treats kidney disease.
C. The social worker should look into enrolling the patient in Medicaid, since many states offer expanded coverage.
D. A family meeting should take place in which the details of the patient’s poor prognosis are made clear to his family so that
they can adopt a palliative approach.