Which Statement Regarding Palliative Sedation Is True

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding palliative sedation is true?

• A)Palliative sedation is a type of assisted suicide that is legal in a few states.
• B)Involuntary euthanasia is a type of palliative sedation that is legal in several states.
• C)The American Nurses Association enforces the legalities of palliative sedation for terminally ill patients.
• D)The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association promotes palliative sedation to manage unendurable and refractory symptoms.

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