A Terminally Ill Patient Is Unresponsive and Having Periods of Apnea.The

question 31

Multiple Choice

A terminally ill patient is unresponsive and having periods of apnea.The patient's family is arguing at the bedside about where the funeral should be held.The health-care worker should:

• A) remind the family that this should be the patient's decision.
• B) ask the family members to leave the room.
• C) take the family members aside and explain that the patient may be able to hear them.
• D) tell the family members that such decisions are premature.

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