Patient Rights and Legal Issues

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A nurse is explaining advance care directives, or living wills, to a patient and the ascendancy spouse. Which of the following would the nurse include in the description?

A. The document tells what treatment is to be omitted if the patient is unable to make the decision.

B. It requires that the patient sign the living will document while an attorney is present.

C. The patient?s physician must act as a witness when the patient signs the document.

D. An attorney draws up the papers to be given to the patient and his or her family.

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