Patients Who Choose Not to Have Medical Intervention When Their

question 63

Multiple Choice

Patients who choose not to have medical intervention when their heart or lungs shut down are issuing a(n) :

• A) euthanasia request.
• B) physician-assisted suicide directive.
• C) do-not-resuscitate order.
• D) palliative care commitment.

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