Advanced Directives

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Social Issues

 

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Delbert W

 

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November 18, 2011

 

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University

 

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In a situation like this, advanced directives provide the hospital, the staff, and your family the necessary guidance to authorize the use or withdraw of medical procedures. According to the Federal Patient Self Determination Act of 1990, advanced directives are "an individual's rights under State law to make decisions concerning such medical care, including the right to accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment" and such directives will ensure that the patient's wishes are followed to either conduct procedures to save your life or no procedures to allow you to pass on...
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In either case, advanced directives are an extremely important step in patient health care in providing quality service to the patient and relieving the physician from liability if some people do not agree with the advanced directives. Advance directives also assist the hospital staff in making the correct and ethical decision for the patient...
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