You are a physician and some may think it is time to withdraw life support and let nature take its course, yet the dying patient's family insists that you "do everything possible" to keep the patient alive

Nursing Jan 01, 2022

You are a physician and some may think it is time to withdraw life support and let nature take its course, yet the dying patient's family insists that you "do everything possible" to keep the patient alive. You're unclear how to solve this problem and worry that "doing everything" might cause the patient pain and discomfort without offering any benefit. What would you do? And why did you come up with that answer