When a terminally ill patient is attempting to make the decision to withhold further treatment,the nurse would indicate that which medication would no longer be prescribed if treatment were to be withheld?

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Antibiotics are used to treat infection and therefore would be withheld in the care of a patient who has designated that life-sustaining treatment should be withheld.The medications in the other options promote comfort and would continue to be administered.

When a Terminally Ill Patient Is Attempting to Make the Decision