During discussion with the patient and the patients husband, you discover that the patient has a living will. How does the presence of a living will influence the patients care?

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Because living wills are often written when the person is in good health, it is not unusual for the patient to nullify the living will during illness. A living will does not make a patient legally unable to refuse basic life support. The physician may disagree with the patients wishes, but he or she is ethically bound to carry out those wishes. A power-of-attorney is not synonymous with a living will.

During Discussion with the Patient and the Patients Husband, You