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A patient diagnosed with terminal cancer tells the nurse that she knows everything about a living will. Upon assessment, the nurse realizes the patient needs additional instruction on this type of advance directive when the patient makes which of the following statements?
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1. “A living will is a document where I designate someone to make healthcare related decisions for me in the event I become unconscious.”
2. “A living will is a document where I designate someone to make healthcare and legal decisions for me in the event I become unconscious.”
3. “A living will is a document where I designate my personal wishes and which directions to follow in the event I become unconscious.”
4. “A living will is a document where I designate which directions to follow in the event I become unconscious, but the directions can be modified by my family.”
5. “A living will is a document where my family designates for me someone to make decisions for me in the event I become unconscious.”
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1,2,4,5 -- A living will is a document where the patient designates those wishes and directions to follow in the event of an illness that causes the patient to be unconscious and unable to make these decisions. A healthcare surrogate is an individual that the patient designates to make healthcare decisions for the patient in the event the patient is unable to do so. A power of attorney is an individual that the patient designates to make legal, healthcare, and financial decisions for the patient in the event the patient is unable to do so because of a change in health status. A living will cannot be modified by the patient’s family. A living will is not created for another person; therefore, the family cannot make a living will for a patient.
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