Author Question: Following a discussion with a patient about treatment options given by the primary care physician, a ... (Read 29 times)

big1devin · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Following a discussion with a patient about treatment options given by the primary care physician, a nurse assures the patient that the physician will support whatever decision is made. This nurse is acting as the patient's

1. Ethics board
2. Value system
3. Advocate
4. Conscience

Question 2

In certain situations when a patient is in the terminal stages of a disease and not expected to live much longer,

a physician may be authorized to write a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order in the patient's chart that limits life-extending measures to
1. Tube feeding.
2. Use of a ventilator.
3. Comfort and dignity.
4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.