The nurse frequently cares for patients who are nearing the end of life. A strategy that is designed to prolong the time of death rather than restoring life is:
a. establishing a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order.
b. adherence to living will requests.
c. removal of extraordinary measures already in place.
d. continuance of futile care.
ANS: D
Ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care exist regarding the establishment of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, adherence to living will and organ donation requests, removal of extraordinary measures already initiated, and continuance of futile care (i.e., care that is useless and prolongs the time until death rather than restoring life).
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