Choosing Life or Accepting Death
Nurses working in oncology often see people at their worst. Facing a tough diagnosis, some patients choose to forgo lengthy hospital stays and intense chemotherapy infusions. Instead they decide on quality of life instead of quantity and choose to spend their time at home with friends and loved ones. A question open for debate is how much influence should healthcare providers have on end-of-life decisions? Continue reading here about an oncologist and nurse's differing opinions in a newly-diagnosed cancer patient.
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