A patient has just been told that he has approximately six months to live and asks about advance directives.Which statements by the nurse give the patient correct information?

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The ethical doctrine of autonomy ensures the patient the right to refuse medical treatment.Living wills are written documents that direct treatment in accordance with a patient's wishes in the event of a terminal illness or condition.With this legal document,the patient is able to declare which medical procedures he or she wants or does not want when terminally ill or in a persistent vegetative state.Each state providing for living wills has its own requirements for executing the health care proxy or durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC).This is a legal document that designates a person or persons of one's choosing to make health care decisions when the patient is no longer able to make decisions on his or her own behalf.This agent makes health care treatment decisions based on the patient's wishes.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)is an emergency treatment provided without patient consent.Health care providers perform CPR on an appropriate patient unless a do not resuscitate (DNR)order has been placed in the patient's chart.The statutes assume that all patients will be resuscitated unless a written DNR order is found in the chart.Legally competent adult patients can consent to a DNR order verbally or in writing after receiving appropriate information from the health care provider.Differences among the states have been noted regarding advance directives,so the patient should check state laws to see if a state will honor an advance directive that was originated in another state.

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