You are admitting a patient to your unit who has just come back from surgery. The patient's husband is providing the information you need. During the discussion with the patient's husband, you discover that the patient has a living will
What applies to a living will?
A) The patient is legally unable to refuse basic life support.
B) The physician may disagree with the patient's desires for treatment.
C) The patient may nullify the living will during the illness.
D) Power-of-attorney may change while the patient is hospitalized.
Ans: C
Feedback: Because living wills are often written when the person is in good health, it is not unusual for the patient to nullify the living will during illness. A living will does not make a patient legally unable to refuse basic life support. The physician may disagree with the patient's wishes, but he is ethically bound to carry out those wishes. A power-of-attorney is not a living will.
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