You attend a meeting during which a multidisciplinary team reviews a client situation involving the potential removal of the client's life-sustaining treatment. The client does not have a living will, and the family is in conflict over the situation
What type of meeting are you attending?
1. audit
2. institutional ethics committee
3. in-service education
4. legal
ANS: 2
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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