A nurse is caring for a client who is terminally ill and receiving nutritional support. The client's adult children disagree about continuing nutritional support. The dilemma is referred to the ethics committee. Which of the following actions should the nurse expect the committee to take?

The correct answer is A: Assist in weighing the options involved in the decision. The ethics committee's role is to provide guidance and support in ethical dilemmas, not to make decisions for the family or the nursing team. By weighing the options, the committee helps the family make an informed decision based on ethical principles, respecting the client's autonomy and dignity. Providing a legal representative (B) is not within the ethics committee's scope. Recommending a course of action for the client (C) would infringe on the client's autonomy. Deciding how the nursing team should resolve the dilemma (D) is not the committee's role.