Question: Ju Raina Is A Clinical Research Nurse Involved In A Phase 3 Drug Trial Of A Novel Chemotherapy Combination Given To Pediatric Patients With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. One Of The Subjects In The Trial Is 10-year-old Willow Morgan. Initially, Willow Was A Particularly Challenging Patient, Exhibiting Excessive Anxiety During Chemotherapy Sessions That …

ju Raina is a clinical research nurse involved in a phase 3 drugtrial of a novel chemotherapy combination given to pediatricpatients with acute lymphocytic leukemia. One of the subjects inthe trial is 10-year-old Willow Morgan. Initially, Willow was aparticularly challenging patient, exhibiting excessive anxietyduring chemotherapy sessions that often led to disruptive behavioron the outpatient unit. Anju worked very closely with Willow andher parents over the course of several treatments. Eventually,Anju’s patience, understanding, and highly professional effortswere credited for bringing about a major turnaround in Willow’sbehavior. Within a few weeks after the conclusion of theexperimental therapy, Willow was declared to be in clinicalremission, to the joy of her family. Several weeks later, during aroutine follow-up visit, Willow’s father tells Anju he wants toexpress his gratitude for her compassionate care of his daughter.Anju unwraps a small gift box that he gives to her. It contains aset of keys and a map. He explains that these are the keys and mapto the Morgan family beach house. He simply says: “It’s yours forthe last 2 weeks of the summer!” Anju is overwhelmed, but graciousin her thanks for this gesture. She and her family have not had avacation in 4 years. After sleeping on these events, Anju comes toyou, her supervisor, and asks you if accepting the gift wasappropriate. She wants to know what she ought to do.

What do you tell her?