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Advocating for advance directives: guidelines for health care professionals: Author: Murphy, Rebecca Cowell; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: An advance directive, such as a Living Will or Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, allows a person to give their instructions about future medical care if he or she is unable to participate in decisions due to serious illness or incapacity. Despite the fact the Patient Self Determination Act requires health care facilities to provide patients with information about advance directives on admission, and the public and health care professionals support the use of advance directives, few people actually complete these documents. This project was developed in support of a local community hos...; Download File | View full details