Ideally,an Advance Directive Should Be Developed by the

question 14

Multiple Choice

Ideally,an advance directive should be developed by the

• A) family if the patient is in critical condition.
• B) patient as part of the hospital admission process.
• C) patient before hospitalization.
• D) patient's health care surrogate.

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