A patient was admitted to the critical care unit after having a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)and myocardial infarction (MI).The patient has poor activity tolerance,falls in and out of consciousness,and has poor verbal skills.The patient has been resuscitated four times in the past 6 hours.The patient does not have advance directives.Family members are at the bedside.Who should the practitioner approach to discuss decisions of care and possible do-not-resuscitate (DNR)status?
A) Patient
B) Family
C) Hospital legal system
D) Hospital ethics committee

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Patients' capacity for decision making is limited by illness severity; they are too sick or are hampered by the therapies or medications used to treat them.When decision making is required,the patient is the first person to be approached.

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