A legal document that states a client's health-related wishes — such as a preference for pain management if the client becomes terminally ill — and also allows the client's daughter to direct his or her care, is a(an):
A) will.
B) standard of care.
C) license.
D) advance directive.
Ans: D
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Clients communicate their wishes to health care providers by verbally participating in health care decision making and by employing written documents called advance directives.
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