The nurse provides care to a client in the emergency department who refuses treatment prescribed by the health care provider. The nurse recalls which is true about a client's right to refuse treatment.
A. Religious reasons are not valid for refusal of treatment.
B. Incarcerated clients do not have the right to refuse treatment.
C. All competent adult clients have the right to refuse treatment.
D. Life-saving procedures are not included for refusal by the client.