The older adult wants to appoint an attorney-in-fact with DPA for a specific period around a forthcoming surgery. Which should the nurse implement?
a. Help the patient find a qualified attorney.
b. Explain the legal rights and responsibilities of an attorney-in-fact with a DPA.
c. Suggest using a guardian for the surgical period.
d. Offer to act as the patient's guardian dur-ing surgery.
A
The nurse provides safe, effective, and comprehensive care but should not provide legal advice to an older adult; rather, the nurse should refer the patient to experts in the law and can assist the older adult with finding a suitable attorney. The nurse must avoid participating in the selection of the individual attorney to avoid conflict of interest.
The nurse can provide short general explanations about powers of attorney to assist the patient in finding suitable legal counsel, but the nurse should leave explanations about the law surrounding a DPA to an attorney. The nurse should avoid providing legal advice to an older adult and avoid offering to participate in an older adult's legal affairs to avoid a conflict of inter-est.
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