The patient diagnosed with cancer has elected to abandon curative treatment in favor of palliative care. The nurse strongly believes the patient can have a long survival time if curative care continues. What nursing advocacy action is appropriate?

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1. The nurse must first be certain that the patient has sufficient education to make an informed choice on this matter and then would support that choice.
2. This does not fulfill the nurse's responsibility to be an advocate for this patient.
3. The most important aspect of this situation is to ascertain that the patient has enough correct information to make an informed decision on care. Once this is assured, the nurse should support the decision made.
4. The nurse has an important role in this situation and should not simply defer to the physician.

The Patient Diagnosed with Cancer Has Elected to Abandon Curative