Family members of a dying patient are arguing about terminating life support. The nurse educates the two opposing groups individually about terminating life support and discusses the dying process. This is an example of:
a. delegation.
b. negotiation.
c. clinical judgment.
d. purposeful inaction.
C
Clinical judgment is a decision-making process in nursing related to quality of care that is pa-tient-centered.
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