The nurse is caring for 80-year-old patient who has been treated for gastrointestinal bleeding.The family has agreed to withhold or withdraw additional treatment.The patient has a written advance directive specifying requests.The directive notes that the patient wants food and fluid to be continued.The nurse anticipates that several orders may be written to comply with this request,including which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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All orders except antibiotic adjustment may be considered withdrawal or withholding of life support and should be written only after informed consent from the healthcare surrogate or family has been obtained.Because the patient has expressed a request to not have food or fluids withdrawn,it would not be appropriate for the physician to write an order to discontinue the tube feeding.

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