A Patient Has Advance Directives Spelled Out in a Durable

question 35

Multiple Choice

A patient has advance directives spelled out in a durable power of attorney, with the appointment of his daughter as his health care agent. The daughter will be responsible for:

• A) paying all the medical bills associated with the father's illness.
• B) making all informed consent decisions for her father.
• C) making all choices about her father's health care if the father is unable.
• D) paying only for those health care decisions based on the advance directives.

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