Health-care providers often leave instructions for the nursing staff indicating that the nurses should not resuscitate the client but should instead merely go through the motions to make the family feel better, which is sometimes referred to as which of the following?

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A "slow-code" refers to the practice where medical staff will perform resuscitation efforts in a deliberately slow and minimal effort, often to give the appearance of attempting resuscitation for the sake of the family's feelings, without the intent of actually reviving the patient.

Health-Care Providers Often Leave Instructions for the Nursing Staff Indicating