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The Patient's Spouse Is Terrified by the Prospect of Removing

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The patient's spouse is terrified by the prospect of removing life-sustaining treatments from the patient and asks why anyone would do that.The nurse explains,


A) "It is to save you money so that you won't have such a large financial burden."
B) "It will preserve limited resources for the hospital so that other patients may benefit from them."
C) "It is to discontinue treatments that are not helping your loved one and that may be very uncomfortable."
D) "We have done all we can for your loved one, and any more treatment would be futile."

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