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 Patient Self Determination Act

Question 2 of the Management of Care Practice Test for the NCLEX-RN Exam

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