A client, hospitalized with an extensive cerebral vascular accident, is unable to make any treatment decisions. Which of the following documents addresses the client's treatment choices? (Select all that apply.)
1. Living will
2. Durable power of attorney for health care
3. Incident report
4. Verbal advance directive
5. Advance directive
6. Medication administration record
1, 2, 4, 5
Advance directives allow a person to make specific decisions about their future health care treatments in advance. Forms of advance directives are the living will, durable power of attorney for health care, and written or verbal advance directive. The incident report is a document that records errors of omission or commission as well as any unusual occurrence. The medication administration record does not address clients' treatment choices.
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