When admitting an elderly client to the long-term care unit, the nurse must take measures based on
the knowledge that at the time of admission, health care agencies receiving federal funds must
provide clients written information about
a. the financial status of the institution.
b. their rights to have advance health care directives.
c. how to sign out against medical advice.
d. the institution's policy on "coding" individuals.
B
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 requires that clients have the opportunity to prepare
advance directives.
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