There are three major types of advance directives. The patient tells the nurse that her two daughters have Durable Power of Attorney for healthcare. What is meant by Durable Power of Attorney for healthcare?
A) A written and legally witnessed document that request no extraordinary measures be taken to save a person's life in the event of terminal illness.
B) A written and legally witnessed document that directs the physician to be the client's decision maker in the event of terminal illness.
C) A written document in which a client names another person to make healthcare decisions should the client become unable to do so.
D) Verbal communication that directs the physician to be the client's decision maker in the event of terminal illness.
C
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Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, is a written document, in which a client names another person to make healthcare decisions should the client become unable to do so. A living will is a written and legally witnessed document that requests no extraordinary measures to be taken to save a person's life in the event of terminal illness. A directive to physicians is another type of written document, not verbal communication, that can be useful for terminally ill adults who have no other person to name as their agent for making healthcare decisions. In this case, the person directs the physician to be his or her decision maker. The physician must also agree, in writing, to accept this responsibility.
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