[Expert Solution]: As a phlebotomist you are assigned to do a…

As a phlebotomist you are assigned to do a blood draw on a patient who is in the locked psychiatric ward. Since you have a key to this ward, you go to the patient’s room and find that they are currently being held down by security guards and nurses. You proceed to ask the patient to identify themselves and find that they are able to state their name, spell their name, and state their date of birth. However, they state that they refused the draw and they say, “No”. The nurse explains that the patient’s mother has power of attorney and is requesting the draw. You should do which of the following? A. Draw the blood due to the power of attorney being cited. B. Refuse to draw the blood on the promise that they said, “No” and then go to your supervisor C. Draw the blood due to the fact that this is your job and that you could be terminated if you are or refuse, and that a power of attorney has been cited.