Terminal sedation (Quill, 2001) is defined as:
a. Sedating a suffering patient to unconsciousness, as all other life-sustaining interventions are withheld
b. Removing artificial hydration or nutrition
c. Removing a patient from a mechanical ventilator
d. Providing the patient with enough medication to commit suicide
A
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The Patient Care Partnership booklet is
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1. "Medications help your brain; they don't mess things up." 2. "The medication will correct a deficiency of one of the chemicals needed to maintain a normal mood." 3. "SSRIs are a new classification of drugs that are getting good results while hav-ing very few unpleasant side effects." 4. "What is it you are afraid of?"
Which of the following statements about the prostate is INCORRECT?
A. The prostate is composed of branched glands with muscle and tissue. B. Prostatic secretions are discharged into the urethra during ejaculation. C. The prostate is a gland that surrounds bladder just below the base of the urethra. D. All of the above.