A terminally ill male patient who is mentally competent declines palliative radiation for his inoperable brain tumor. The nurse knows that this patient is refusing treatment based on which of these legal standards?
The Patients’ Bill of Rights
The Patient Self Determination Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
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