The Following Questions for Readings: "Is It Ever OK to Lie

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The Following Questions For Readings: "Is It Ever OK to Lie to Patients?" Shelly K. Schwartz
-Schwartz says that most studies over the last decade found that patients who were told candidly they are going to die

• A) lived as long as those who were not told.
• B) did not live as long as those who were not told.
• C) lived longer than those who were not told.
• D) required extensive psychological counseling.

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