While walking past a patient's room,you overhear one of the RN staff telling a patient that the patient has no right to refuse chemotherapy treatment because the family and the doctor think the treatment is the best option for the patient.This patient is 40 years of age and alert.When you meet later to discuss what you heard with the RN,it is important to:

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Statute law states that the patient must be given sufficient information,in terms he or she can reasonably be expected to comprehend,to make an informed choice.Inherent in the doctrine of informed consent is the right of the patient to informed refusal.Patients must clearly understand the possible consequences of their refusal.

While Walking Past a Patient's Room,you Overhear One of the RN