The issue of assisted suicide is opposed by nursing and medical organizations as a violation of the ethical traditions of nursing and medicine. Which of the following would be an example of assisted suicide?
A) Administering a lethal dose of medication
B) Administering a morphine infusion
C) Granting a patient's request not to initiate enteral feeding when the patient is unable to eat
D) Neglecting to resuscitate a patient with a "do not resuscitate" status
Ans: A
Feedback: Assisted suicide refers to providing another person the means to end his or her own life. This is not to be confused with the ethically and legally supported practices of withholding or withdrawing medical treatment in accordance with the wishes of the terminally ill individual.
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