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A Patient Is Diagnosed with Cancer

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A patient is diagnosed with cancer. The physician has recommended chemotherapy, which would likely save the patient's life. The patient tells the nurse, "This is punishment from God for sins I have committed; some women at my church say so." What will the best plan of the nurse include?


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Chapter 7

A chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that deals with the process of liquidation, where a debtor's non-exempt assets are sold off to pay creditors.

Nonexempt Assets

Assets that can be seized in a bankruptcy proceeding because they are not protected by exemption laws.

Avoidance Powers

Legal abilities granted typically to a trustee in bankruptcy to nullify certain transactions made by the debtor before bankruptcy to ensure equitable distribution of assets to creditors.

Bankruptcy Trustee

An individual or corporation appointed in a bankruptcy case to represent the interests of the bankruptcy estate and the creditors.

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