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A client with terminal colon cancer is refusing all food and fluids. The client has a living will that states no artificial nutrition is to be provided; however, the family is asking for a gastrostomy tube. What should the nurse do?
A) Honor the family's wishes and have them sign a consent form.
B) Talk to the physician so he or she can move forward with the family's wishes.
C) Honor the client's refusal and help the family come to terms with the situation.
D) Take the case to the hospital's ethics committee.
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Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I

Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I


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I serious appreciate your assistance, I'll mark my topic solved
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