Thus, the clinician's care must be centered on the law. According to the Medicines Act 1968, nurses are neither required to administer a transfusion nor have a permitted reason to refuse a blood transfusion. There is a conflict between the law and the patient's strong conviction to oppose transfusion treatment. Additionally, nurses are too guided by national and local service policies. Policies and authorities require nurses to provide care that is respectful of the patient's cultural or religious beliefs. The nurse may never be clear on the correct course of action when a life-saving blood transfusion situation is refused. Certainly, clinicians will not know with certainty which authority or policies to follow first (Wilson, 2005). Therefore, the problem position is to stabilize the religious desires of the patient and his family against the clinical requirement of a necessary blood transfusion. Facing patient and family opposition to treatment can be a stressful experience for the healthcare professional. Although the law supports the veneration of ...