The patient states, "My husband is the person you should talk with if I am not able to make decisions about my care." What should the nurse realize the spouse has been designated to be?
1. the person who has the patient's living will
2. the healthcare surrogate
3. the person with the durable power of attorney
4. nothing more than the spouse
Correct Answer: 2
A healthcare surrogate is the person selected by the patient to make medical decisions when the patient is no longer able to make them for him- or herself. The patient would have been asked to provide a copy of a living will or documentation of any legal designations, such as a durable power of attorney for health care. Durable power of attorney does not confer decision-making power related to health. This specifically needs to be a healthcare power of attorney.
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