A nurse in the emergency room (ER) tells the ER manager that she has been too busy with "traumas" to talk to people about advance directives. The ER manager informs the nurse that:
A) It is not a law to provide patient education about advance directives, but it is a professional expectation of this unit.
B) All hospitals require advance directives to be completed prior to the patient being admitted.
C) It is a federal law to provide patient education about advance directives at the time of hospital admission.
D) Although advance directives are voluntary and are not legal in most states, it is a unit policy to complete the form.
Ans: C
Feedback: It is a federal law to provide patient education about advance directives at the time of hospital admission. Option A is incorrect; it is a federal law to provide patient education about advance directives. Option B is incorrect; hospitals cannot require advance directives because they are voluntary. Option D is incorrect; advance directives are legal in all states.
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