A Terminally Ill Patient Is Unresponsive and Having Periods of Apnea.The

Multiple Choice

A terminally ill patient is unresponsive and having periods of apnea.The patient's family is arguing at the bedside about where the funeral should be held.The health-care worker should:

A) remind the family that this should be the patient's decision.
B) ask the family members to leave the room.
C) take the family members aside and explain that the patient may be able to hear them.
D) tell the family members that such decisions are premature.