A client has designated her daughter as a person to make healthcare decisions for the client if he is not able to do so. What type of advance directive is this considered?
A) Power of attorney
B) Do-not-resuscitate order (DNR)
C) Living will
D) Durable power of attorney (DPOA) for healthcare
D
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A client may designate another person to be the DPOA for healthcare or healthcare proxy. This person has the authority to make healthcare decisions for the client if he or she is no longer competent or able to make these decisions. A general power of attorney does not give that designated person the ability to make healthcare decision. In DNR order, the client wishes to have no resuscitative action taken if he or she experiences a cardiac or respiratory arrest. A living will is a document that states a client's wishes regarding healthcare if he or she is terminally ill.
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