Designated Health Care Surrogates Should Base Health Care Decisions on

question 22

Multiple Choice

Designated health care surrogates should base health care decisions on

• A) personal beliefs and values.
• B) recommendations of family members and friends.
• C) recommendations of the physician and health care team.
• D) wishes previously expressed by the patient.

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Definitions:

Laissez-faire

An economic principle advocating minimal governmental interference in the free market and the economic affairs of individuals.

Bureaucratic Innovations

New methods, policies, or practices implemented within bureaucratic structures to improve efficiency, responsiveness, or outcomes in organizational or governmental operations.

Ethnicity

A category of people identified by common characteristics such as culture, language, or ancestral heritage.

Inequality

The unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and rights among individuals or groups within a society.