Advanced directives latest version 2025
in what even are living wills used?
in the event of a terminal illness
what are advance directives?
decisions regarding life-saving or life sustaining care that are recorded in legal
documents
when are advance directives used?
when competent people wish to document what medical care they want/do not
want to receive if they cannot make decisions
what do advanced directives include?
1. living wills
2. durable power of attorney for health care
when can a surrogate/healthy care proxy be used to make decisions
when the patient is rendered incompetent
what decisions does a surrogate make?
decisions that are closest to the patient's wishes, desires, and values
what are examples of things that make be included in an advance directive?
1. do not resuscitate
2. no tube feeding
3. no renal dialysis
4. no antibiotics
5. no end of life treatment
, what does the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 state?
that the rights and responsibilities of the individual to participate in all decisions
regarding his/her health
what does the Patient Self-Determination Act apply to?
1. hospice
2. hospitals
3. home health agencies
4. nursing homes
5. HMOs
when are living will effective?
when the physician has the document and the patient is determined incompetent
what do living wills provide?
written expressions of a patient's wishes regarding the use of medical treatments
who determines competency?
a court of law
define: guardianship
a person who is legally placed in charge of the affairs of another person
when would partial or full guardianship be granted?
if a court determines if a person is incompetent
what are two terms that are used to refer to a person who has authority to act for
another?
1. health care proxy
2. surrogate
what does decision making capacity refer to?
the ability of a person to consent or refuse specific medical treatment/procedures
in what even are living wills used?
in the event of a terminal illness
what are advance directives?
decisions regarding life-saving or life sustaining care that are recorded in legal
documents
when are advance directives used?
when competent people wish to document what medical care they want/do not
want to receive if they cannot make decisions
what do advanced directives include?
1. living wills
2. durable power of attorney for health care
when can a surrogate/healthy care proxy be used to make decisions
when the patient is rendered incompetent
what decisions does a surrogate make?
decisions that are closest to the patient's wishes, desires, and values
what are examples of things that make be included in an advance directive?
1. do not resuscitate
2. no tube feeding
3. no renal dialysis
4. no antibiotics
5. no end of life treatment
, what does the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 state?
that the rights and responsibilities of the individual to participate in all decisions
regarding his/her health
what does the Patient Self-Determination Act apply to?
1. hospice
2. hospitals
3. home health agencies
4. nursing homes
5. HMOs
when are living will effective?
when the physician has the document and the patient is determined incompetent
what do living wills provide?
written expressions of a patient's wishes regarding the use of medical treatments
who determines competency?
a court of law
define: guardianship
a person who is legally placed in charge of the affairs of another person
when would partial or full guardianship be granted?
if a court determines if a person is incompetent
what are two terms that are used to refer to a person who has authority to act for
another?
1. health care proxy
2. surrogate
what does decision making capacity refer to?
the ability of a person to consent or refuse specific medical treatment/procedures
