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Patients and their family members often want to know how long a person is expected to live.
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Dying patients often have concerns about loss of dignity and loss of control.
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What are the signs that death is approaching?
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A) Drowsiness, increased sleep, and/or unresponsiveness
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B) Confusion about time, place, and/or identity of loved ones
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C) Loss of bladder or bowel control
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D) All of the Above
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Do patients have the right to share or withhold information from others?
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Patients have the right to make decisions about their own treatment.
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Advance directives include living wills, durable power of attorney and health care proxy.
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Advance directives provide a way for patients to communicate their wishes to family, friends and health care professionals.
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A living will is a set of instructions documenting a person's wishes about medical care intended to sustain life.
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What types of life-sustaining care should be considered in a living will?
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A) the use of life-sustaining equipment
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B) "do not resuscitate" orders
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C) artificial hydration and nutrition
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D) All of the Above
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A health care proxy is an agent (a person) appointed to make a patient's medical decisions if the patient is unable to.
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