A Terminally Ill Patient in the ICU Agrees to Limitation

question 18

Multiple Choice

A terminally ill patient in the ICU agrees to limitation of care. What should the nurse interpret this type of care to mean?

• A) To stop all measures, including pain medication
• B) To exclude all but immediate family members from the patient's room
• C) Not to initiate one or more interventions
• D) To stop one or more therapies after they had been initiated

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