Advanced Directives

Advanced Directives - Health Science

Advanced Directives are aka

Advanced Directives are aka

Legal Directives

Advanced directive: A legal document that allows people to state what medical treatment they _______ or _____

_____ want in the event that they become ______________ and unable to express their wishes

do, do not, incapacitated

The two types of legal directives

living wills and POAs (durable power of attorney)

A living will is a document that allows individuals to state what measures should or should not be

taken to _____ their life when their ______ is _______

prolong, condition, terminal

A living will must be signed when the individual is ___ and ____ by 2 adults who cannot _____ from the death

competent, witnessed, benefit

Living wills are aka

advanced directives, physician’s directives, or health care directives

Living wills provide your voice in __ __ when you are unable to speak for yourself

medical situations

should indicate which ___ you do or do not want applied to you in the event you suffer from a ___ illness or are in a ____ ___ state. It will not become effective unless you become ____; until then you can say what treatments you receive.

treatments, condition, permanent vegetative, incapacitated

Living wills usually require proof from your _____ as well as another _____ that you are suffering from a _______ ________or are ____ ______before

it will become effective.

doctor, doctor, terminal illness, permanently unconcious

Living wills are only used when your ultimate recovery is _______.

Hopeless

A power of attorney is a document that allows you to _______ a person to ______your medical ______while

you are __________ or unable to do so

appoint, handle, affairs, unavailable

Powers of attorney types

General Power of Attorney, Special Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, “Durable” Power of Attorney, Revocation of Power of Attorney

POAs (powers of attorney) are usually given to ______ or _______ _______, but can be given to any

qualified adult

spouses, adult children

Must be signed by _______ _____ and one or two adult _____

both parties, witnesses

Healthcare power of attorney is used in situations when you are ______ and are not able to _____for

yourself, but your health is not so _____ that your _______ will becomes effective.

incapacitated, talk, dire, living

Healthcare power of attorney is aka

healthcare proxy

The PSDA (Patient Self-Determination Act) was a federal law that established certain requirements of healthcare facilities to

■ _____ every adult of their rights

■ Provide assistance and info on preparing _____ _____ and document in the chart

■ Affirm that there is no ____________

■ Educate their staff on ______________ _______________

Healthcare workers must be aware of the act and _____it

Inform, advanced directives, discrimination, advanced directives, honor

DNR stands for

DO NOT RESUSCITATE

A DNR is a binding legal document that states _____ should not be attempted if the person suffers ___ or ___ arrest.

resuscitation, cardiac, respiratory

May be _____ on the basis of an ______directive from a person, or from _____ entitled to make decisions on their behalf

instituted, advance, someone

In the state of Texas, a ____ is written when the _____, family, and patient agree that quality of life would be so ___ that resuscitation should not be performed

DNR, doctor, decreased