In which part of an advance medical directive does the patient provide instructions to the physician concerning the care wanted as death nears, such as withholding life-sustaining procedures?
a. Durable power of attorney
b. Living will
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. HIPAA
ANS: B
Living wills are documents instructing physicians in patients' preferences (such as to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining procedures) in patients who are unable to communicate, found to be permanently unconscious, or have been declared "terminal." A durable power of attorney document specifies who will speak for the patient when he or she cannot speak for himself or herself. The Patient Self-Determination Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are acts, not parts of an advance directive.
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