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Advance Directive |
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Advance Directive A document expressing a person's wishes about critical care when he or she is unable to decide for him or herself. However, it does not authorize anyone to act on a person's behalf or make decisions the way a power of attorney would. Notes: With an advance directive, individuals have the power to make future decisions about their own critical care without outside influence. A person who wishes or does not wish to be placed upon life support can create an advance directive that will be followed by hospital staff should the person become incapacitated. |
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| Thomas, The Senior's Guide To End-Of-Life
Issues: Advance Directives, Wills, Funerals And Cremations offers an
especially "reader friendly" commentary and advice to
understanding of the entire process of preparing for the financial,
legal, and ceremonial aspects death, as well as the more practical
considerations when dealing with the loss of loved ones, and one's
own demise. They rose to the challenge of change,
providing valuable consultative and educational assistance with issues
such as living wills, advance directives and hospice care. Perhaps even more
likely to raise a ruckus is the council's pronounced skepticism of
the value of advance directives when decisions must be made about
whether to accept or refuse treatment on behalf of an incapacitated
patient. |
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