A Hospice Nurse Is Working Closely with a Client Who,on

question 12

Multiple Choice

A hospice nurse is working closely with a client who,on several occasions,has asked about guidance and support in ending life.The nurse recognizes which in regard to making ethical and moral decisions in this circumstance?

• A) Euthanasia has legal implications along with moral and ethical ones.
• B) Passive euthanasia is an easy decision to arrive at.
• C) Active euthanasia is supported in the Code for Nurses.
• D) Assisted suicide is illegal in all states.

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Definitions:

Reagents

Additives or chemical entities added to a system aimed at causing a chemical reaction or to examine the possibility of a reaction occurring.

Synthesis

The process of combining simpler substances chemically to form a new, more complex substance.

Sulfonium Salts

Ionic compounds that contain a positively charged sulfur atom directly bonded to three organic groups.

SAM

S-Adenosylmethionine, a compound involved in methyl group transfers in biological processes.