End-of-Life Directives
Define and discuss three common End-of-life documents that you as a nurse must be familiar with to be able to educate older adults.
Three common end-of-life documents that nurses should be familiar with to educate older adults include:
- Advance Directive:
- Definition: An advance directive is a legal document that allows individuals to specify their preferences regarding medical treatment and end-of-life care in the event they become incapacitated and unable to communicate their wishes.
- Discussion: Nurses educate older adults about the importance of completing an advance directive, which typically includes instructions about resuscitation preferences (Do Not Resuscitate – DNR orders), preferences for life-sustaining treatments such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes, and preferences regarding comfort measures. This document ensures that a person’s wishes are known and respected by healthcare providers and family members…
Three common end-of-life documents that nurses should be familiar with to educate older adults include:
- Advance Directive:
- Definition: An advance directive is a legal document that allows individuals to specify their preferences regarding medical treatment and end-of-life care in the event they become incapacitated and unable to communicate their wishes.
- Discussion: Nurses educate older adults about the importance of completing an advance directive, which typically includes instructions about resuscitation preferences (Do Not Resuscitate – DNR orders), preferences for life-sustaining treatments such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes, and preferences regarding comfort measures. This document ensures that a person’s wishes are known and respected by healthcare providers and family members…
Three common end-of-life documents that nurses should be familiar with to educate older adults include:
- Advance Directive:
- Definition: An advance directive is a legal document that allows individuals to specify their preferences regarding medical treatment and end-of-life care in the event they become incapacitated and unable to communicate their wishes.End-of-Life Directives
- Discussion: Nurses educate older adults about the importance of completing an advance directive, which typically includes instructions about resuscitation preferences (Do Not Resuscitate – DNR orders), preferences for life-sustaining treatments such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes, and preferences regarding comfort measures. This document ensures that a person’s wishes are known and respected by healthcare providers and family members…
