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advance directive
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advance directive
Etymology: Fr, avancer, to move forward; L, dirigere, to direct
an advance declaration of treatment preferences in case a person is unable to communicate his or her wishes. See durable power of attorney for health care, living will.
advance directive
Advance medical directive, self-determination Medical ethics Instruction(s) that provide a mentally competent person with a
Advance directive types
Living will,
in which the person outlines-usually in writing, specific treatment guidelines to be followed by health care providers
Health care proxy
Power of attorney for healthcare decision making, proxy to make the health care decisions. The person designates a trusted individual to make medical decisions in the event of inability to make such decisions
  vehicle for directing his/her own treatment in the event of serious illness and/or loss of mental ability to communicate those wishes; in an AD, the person indicates in advance, how treatment decisions are to be made with regard to the use of artificial life support. See DNR orders, Durable powers of attorney, Euthanasia, Living will.


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Thomas, The Senior's Guide To End-Of-Life Issues: Advance Directives, Wills, Funerals And Cremations offers an especially "reader friendly" commentary and advice to understanding of the entire process of preparing for the financial, legal, and ceremonial aspects death, as well as the more practical considerations when dealing with the loss of loved ones, and one's own demise.
The Senior's Guide to End-of-Life Issues by Small Press Bookwatch
They rose to the challenge of change, providing valuable consultative and educational assistance with issues such as living wills, advance directives and hospice care.
The hospital ethics committee--then and now by Thompson, Richard E. / Physician Executive
Perhaps even more likely to raise a ruckus is the council's pronounced skepticism of the value of advance directives when decisions must be made about whether to accept or refuse treatment on behalf of an incapacitated patient.
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