Question

1st question: explain Living wills and advanced directives applied in nursing practice in wa

Answer 1

LIVING WILL:

1. The terms "living will", "health care directive", and "advance directive", all refer to the legal document that lets people state their wishes for end-of-life medical care. or

2. person's desires regarding future medical treatment in circumstances in which they are no longer able to express informed consent, especially an advance directive.

3. Living will—An advance directive that tells what medical treatment a person does or doesn't want if he/she is not able to make his/her wishes known

• Eg: A breathing machine, CPR, and artificial nutrition and hydration are examples of life-sustaining treatments.

• Legal document that specifies the type of medical care that an individual does or does not want in the event they are unable to communicate their wishes.

  In the case of an unconscious person who suffers from a terminal illness or a life-threatening injury, doctors and hospitals consult the living will to determine whether or not the patient wants life-sustaining treatment, such as assisted breathing or tube feeding. In the absence of a living will, decisions about medical care become the responsibility of the spouse, family members, or other third parties. These individuals may be unaware of the patient’s desires, or they may not wish to follow the patient’s unwritten, verbal directives.

• A living will addresses: many of the medical procedures common in life-threatening situations, such as resuscitation via electric shock, ventilation, and dialysis. One can choose to allow some of these procedures or none of them. One can also indicate whether they wish to donate organs and tissues after death. Even if the patient refuses life-sustaining care, they can express the desire to receive pain medication throughout their final hours.

  In most states, one can extend the living will to cover situations where there is no brain activity or where doctors expect them to remain unconscious for the rest of their life, even if a terminal illness or life-threatening injury isn’t present. Because these situations can occur to any person at any age, it’s a good idea for all adults to have a living will.

4 .Advance directive—A written document (form) that tells what a person wants or doesn't want if he/she in the future can't make his/her wishes known about medical treatment.