A Client with Terminal Colon Cancer Is Refusing All Food

question 59

Multiple Choice

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) Take the case to the hospital's ethics committee.
• 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) Honor the family's wishes and have them sign a consent form.

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