ETHICS-ADVANCED CARE DIRECTIVE
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SUMMARY
1. Definition: this is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.
PRIOR CONSIDERATIONS
2. The person has to have capacity to make this decision.
3. The person must be an adult.
4. Decision may be reassessed.
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