Practice Question
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about medically futile treatment. The nurse should include which of the following as an example of medically futile treatment?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Administering chemotherapy to a client who has metastatic cancer
Rationale:
🔻 Medically futile treatment refers to interventions that are unlikely to produce any meaningful benefit for the client.
🔻 Administering chemotherapy to a client with widespread metastatic cancer may not improve survival or quality of life.
🔻 In such cases, the treatment is considered non-beneficial, particularly when it causes further suffering without prolonging meaningful life.
🔻 Recognizing futility helps guide the shift toward palliative care and comfort measures.
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This question is from ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam 1 which contains 59 questions.
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Answer Choices:
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Answer Choices:
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Answer Choices:
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Answer Choices:
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Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Fundamentals of Nursing
- Answer Choices: 4