A terminally ill patient is receiving palliative care. What does the nurse understand the purpose of this type of care to be?
A) alleviating suffering and enhancing quality of life
B) reducing pain and preventing medical complications
C) controlling side effects of illness while postponing death
D) withdrawing all medical care to allow natural death
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