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Types of Advance Directives The living will. ... Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney. ... POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) ... Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. ... Organ and tissue donation.
Advance directives are legal documents that allow people to state what medical treatments they want or do not want in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate because of severe illness or injury.
The most common types of advance directives are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care (sometimes known as the medical power of attorney). There are many advance directive formats. Some follow forms outlined in state laws, others are created by lawyers or even the patients themselves.
Making your advance care wishes known. There are two main elements in an advance directive\u2014a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care. There are also other documents that can supplement your advance directive. You can choose which documents to create, depending on how you want decisions to be made.
There are two main types of advance directive \u2014 the \u201cLiving Will\u201d and the \u201cDurable Power of Attorney for Health Care.\u201d There are also hybrid documents which combine elements of the Living Will with those of the Durable Power of Attorney. A Living Will is the oldest type of health care advance directive.
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The most important advantage of an advanced directive is it allows a person to express choices and wishes to health-care providers. This strongly asserts the patient's choice into what treatments or procedures will be used in an emergency.
Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy. LIVING WILL: This is a written document that specifies what types of medical treatment are desired. A living will can be very specific or very general.
Making your advance care wishes known. There are two main elements in an advance directive\u2014a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care. There are also other documents that can supplement your advance directive. You can choose which documents to create, depending on how you want decisions to be made.
The most common types of advance directives are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care (sometimes known as the medical power of attorney). There are many advance directive formats.
Health care advance directives are legal documents that communicate a person's wishes about health care decisions in the event the person becomes incapable of making health care decisions.

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