A Mentally Competent Patient with a Terminal Illness Refuses to Take

question 21

Multiple Choice

A mentally competent patient with a terminal illness refuses to take his medications, stating, "I don't want to live like this." The nurse will

• A) Ask the physician to change the patient's medications so they can be given intravenously.
• B) Speak to the patient's family about his refusal of medications so they can discuss it with him.
• C) Report the patient's decision to the physician and continue to provide appropriate compassionate care.
• D) Explain to the patient the unwise nature of his decision and the effect that it will have on his family.

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Definitions:

Constancy

In psychology, the quality of perceiving familiar objects as having constant shape, size, and color regardless of changes in perspective, distance, or lighting.

Perceptual Constancy

The psychological feature that allows individuals to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input such as lighting, distance, or angle.

Perceptual Constancy

The brain's ability to recognize that an object remains the same even when its appearance changes due to variations in the environment.

Size

The overall dimensions or magnitude of a physical object or entity, often measured in terms of length, width, height, or volume.