During discussion with the patient and the patient's husband, you discover that the patient has a living will. How does the presence of a living will influence the patient's care?
A) The patient is legally unable to refuse basic life support.
B) The physician can override the patient's desires for treatment if desires are not evidence-based.
C) The patient may nullify the living will during her hospitalization if she chooses to do so.
D) Power-of-attorney may change while the patient is hospitalized.
Ans: C
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Because living wills are often written when the person is in good health, it is not unusual for the patient to nullify the living will during illness. A living will does not make a patient legally unable to refuse basic life support. The physician may disagree with the patient's wishes, but he or she is ethically bound to carry out those wishes. A power-of-attorney is not synonymous with a living will.
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