so it's not okay to show emotion in clinical?

[Orenda]

It was one of my clinical rotation at a hospital and the patient was a 60yr old male who got into the car accident three days ago. The doctors recommended the family to removed the life support because he is not going to recovered. The family finally decided to removed the life support. As a nursing student following the nurse, the nurse asked me to removed the intubation tube with her. I was shock to find out I have to do it. I explained to her that I do not think I am ready to do this act. I'm not sure whether to believe it is right to removed the tube on him. I don't know if I have violated my belief. The nurse went and talked to my clinical instructor. My clinical instructor came and talked to me. I explained to her that I am shock to see they decided to removed the tube after three days. I also told her that I do not think my religion allowed the act of removing the tube. The instructor said she does not understand why I am so emotional. She then later asked a chaplain to come and talk to me in person about my feeling. I felt as if I have done something very wrong. Did I behaved inappropriate in this situation?

[ErinJane]

I think it's the language that you are using that would make the clinical instructor want some follow up. The way you describe it, you come off as more uncomfortable than morally opposed.

"I'm not sure whether to believe it is right to removed the tube on him. I don't know if I have violated my belief."

I think that if you were truely morally opposed, there wouldnt be the "i don't knows" and "i'm not sure"s. But I am just drawing on what i can from your post.

I think every nursing student should really consider what they woudl do in a case like this, proving care after an elective abortion, or providing care to a violent criminal etc. beforehand, that way they can face the situation with confidence.