This is a document stating what health care a client will accept or refuse after the client is no longer competent or able to make decisions.

This is a document stating what health care a client will accept or refuse after the client is no longer competent or able to make decisions.

• A. Living will
• B. Durable power of attorney
• C. Advanced directive
• D. Health care proxy

Answer: (A)

The statement describes a living will. A living will is a written plan that specifies which treatments or life-sustaining measures a person wants or does not want if they become unable to communicate or make decisions, typically when they are terminal or permanently unconscious. It focuses on the individual’s treatment preferences rather than who will decide for them. An advanced directive is the broader term that includes both living wills and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker, such as a durable power of attorney or a health care proxy, which is why those other options don’t fit as precisely.

The statement describes a living will. A living will is a written plan that specifies which treatments or life-sustaining measures a person wants or does not want if they become unable to communicate or make decisions, typically when they are terminal or permanently unconscious. It focuses on the individual’s treatment preferences rather than who will decide for them. An advanced directive is the broader term that includes both living wills and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker, such as a durable power of attorney or a health care proxy, which is why those other options don’t fit as precisely.