A health-care provider prescribes a medical procedure that the staff nurse has reason to believe will harm the client. Which principle should guide the nurse's choice of action?

Liability rests with the health-care provider, not the nurse.

The nurse may lose his or her license by refusing to carry out the procedure.

The nurse can be held legally liable for any harm if the procedure is carried out without questioning it.

The staff nurse cannot be held legally liable for any harm to the client if the procedure is carried out with due care.