A terminally ill female with ovarian cancer is receiving palliative care when she:
A) Has a morphine pump implanted in her abdomen
B) Is to receive surgery to remove her ovaries
C) Is undergoing rigorous chemotherapy and radiation therapy
D) Completes and signs a Do Not Resuscitate order
A) Has a morphine pump implanted in her abdomen
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