When Family Members or Other Surrogates Must Make Decisions About

question 80

Multiple Choice

When family members or other surrogates must make decisions about end-of-life care for someone else, they are​

• A) ​mostly in agreement with patients' desires.
• B) ​unwilling to talk about patients' end-of-life issues.
• C) ​typically not competent to make such decisions.
• D) ​often wrong about what patients really want.

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