The daughter of a critically ill patient is having difficulty making care decisions. The nurse suggests the daughter utilize the best-interest approach, which includes which of the following items? Select all that apply.

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1. In the best-interests standard, the health care proxy makes a decision based on what is in the best interest of the patient.
2. In the best-interests standard, the health care proxy makes a decision based on objectively determining the patient's body integrity and function.
3. In the substituted judgment standard, the health care proxy imagines him- or herself as the patient in the particular situation and determines what the patient would want.
4. This is not the best-interests standard.
5. This is not the best-interests standard.

The Daughter of a Critically Ill Patient Is Having Difficulty