After a battery of tests, Bob Martin was faced with deciding whether or not to take his wife off of life support. A decision conference was held that included Mr. Martin, his in-laws, Mr. Martin's adult children, as well as various health-care professionals involved in Mrs. Martin's care. At first, the Martin family and Mrs. Martin's parents talked about Mrs. Martin and the various conversations they had with her leading up to her present state. Health-care professionals presented Mrs. Martin's family members with the reality of Mrs. Martin's condition, along with their experiences of similar cases and the latest research that pertained to her present condition, all of which indicated that Mrs. Martin would never regain consciousness and that the machines and medications were keeping her alive. The discussion then shifted to details about the future Mrs. Martin and the family faced should they not begin the process of ending life support. Even though everyone was in agreement that ceasing life-sustaining measures was the best decision, the realization of losing Mrs. Martin and the impact the loss would have on their lives was starting to sink in. Mr. Martin wondered, "How can I go on without her?" Mrs. Martin's parents thought, "Parents are never supposed to bury their child." The Martin children were doubly devastated by losing their mother and that their children would grow up without their grandmother. Using your knowledge of transcultural caring inquiry, choose the option(s) that demonstrate(s) the knowledge-in-process, communicative spiritual-ethical caring of transcultural caring inquiry. (Select all that apply.)

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A.Incorrect. This is part of the inquiry of choice, not understanding.
B.Correct. Family and health-care providers sharing conversations demonstrates the co-creative and emergent present moment that reflects and captures possibilities of meaning involving recollection of past knowledge.
C.Correct. This statement illustrates the self-in-relation to the present situation.
D.Correct. Health-care providers informing family that Mrs. Martin was not self-producing her vital signs clarifies Mrs. Martin's anticipated future (requirement of life-support to sustain vital signs or her death if life-support ended).
E.Correct. The encounter of the present moment is knowledge-in-process where reflective action results.

After a Battery of Tests, Bob Martin Was Faced with Deciding