A Patient with Terminal Colon Cancer Is Refusing All Food

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient with terminal colon cancer is refusing all food and fluids.The patient has a living will that states no artificial nutrition is to be provided;however,the family is asking for a gastrostomy tube.What should the nurse do?

• A) Take the case to the hospital's ethics committee.
• B) Honor the family's wishes and have them sign a consent form.
• C) Honor the patient's refusal and help the family come to terms with the situation.
• D) Talk to the physician so he or she can move forward with the family's wishes.

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