An elderly patient is admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. During admission the patient states, I have a living will. What implication of this should the nurse recognize?

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A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living wills are limited to situations in which the patients medical condition is deemed terminal. The other answers are incorrect because living wills are not always honored, they are not binding for the duration of the patients life, and they are not drawn up by the patients family.

An Elderly Patient Is Admitted to Your Unit with a Diagnosis