Question

A nurse is teaching participants at a community center about advance directives. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

1. A client must create a do-not-resuscitate order when completing advance directives.
2. Advance directives cannot be changed once implemented.
3. Assigning a health care surrogate requires legal consultation.
4. A health care surrogate makes health care decisions when the client is no longer able

Answer 1

Answer: C.Assigning a health care surrogate requires legal consultation.

In the field of medicine, a healthcare proxy is a document (legal instrument) with which a patient appoints an agent to legally make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient, when the patient is incapable of making and executing the healthcare decisions .

It is not option B because you can cancel or change these instructions at any time.

It is not option A It is not necessary to have an Advance Directive to request a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) or Do Not Intubate (DNI) order. These are simply doctor's orders that would be placed in the medical record for a patient currently in the hospital or other nursing facility.

Option-D:  A durable power of attorney for health care, also called a health care proxy or surrogate, is another type of advance directive. You'll use it to name someone you trust to make health care decisions for you if you can't speak for yourself. Like a living will, it takes effect only if you can't make medical decisionsfor yourself. The person you name must be at least 18 years old and usually can't be your doctor or other health care provider.