The nurse is caring for a client with advanced directives. The nurse understands that advanced directives:
a. can be made by the client's next of kin
b. describes a client's preferences regarding life-sustaining methods
c. must be written
d. cannot be changed once written
B
Advance directives are written instructions for health care that concerns provision of care when individuals are incapacitated; they are recognized under state law. The client, while in good health, indicates his or her preferences for use of life-sustaining measures to be observed when he or she becomes incompetent. The focus of advance directives is on client self-determination.
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1. syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone 2. cerebral salt wasting 3. diabetes insipidus 4. renal failure
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1. status of osmotic pressure. 2. vascular volume. 3. presence of angiotensin. 4. urine output. 5. body weight.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).