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melina_rosy

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A living will is a document that:
 
  A) Describes the client's wishes regarding treatment intended to sustain life
  B) Designates someone to make medical decisions for the client if he or she is unable to do so
  C) Permits someone access to the client's finances
  D) Ensures appropriate end-of-life care

Question 2

The chart of a client with brain cancer notes CMO. Which intervention should the nurse most expect this client to receive?
 
  A) Chemotherapy for killing the cancer cells
  B) Radiotherapy for reducing the size of the tumor
  C) Morphine for pain management
  D) Antibiotic to fight off an infection



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
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Living wills are documents in which clients describe their wishes regarding treatment intended to sustain life. A healthcare proxy or durable power of attorney for healthcare is a person designated to make decisions for the client if he or she is unable to do so. The healthcare proxy is responsible for medical decisions only if the client is unable to do this and does not have legitimate input into any other areas of the client's affairs. Decision making around the time of death raises many legal and ethical questions. Advance directives such as a living will can help with these question, though may not necessarily represent a guarantee that the client's wishes will be carried out.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Comfort measures only (CMO) indicates a plan of care that specifies nursing interventions designed not to treat disease but to improve pain, function, or quality of life. Morphine for pain management best fits this description. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are treatments for cancer and an antibiotic is a treatment for infection.



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