What are the two types of advanced directives?

What are the two types of advanced directives?

• A. Living will and durable power of attorney
• B. Do Not Resuscitate and Living Will
• C. Health care proxy and Do Not Resuscitate
• D. Medical durable power and Guardianship

Answer: (A)

Two main forms of advanced directives focus on both your stated wishes and who will make decisions for you. A living will records what medical treatments you want or don’t want if you can’t express those preferences, usually at the end of life. A durable power of attorney for health care designates a trusted person to make medical decisions for you when you are unable to do so yourself. The other options mix in a medical order (Do Not Resuscitate), which is not an advance directive, or a court-appointment like guardianship, which is not created in advance by your directive. Health care proxy is essentially another term for the same decision-maker role as a durable power of attorney for health care, so pairing a living will with a durable power of attorney reflects the two standard types.

Two main forms of advanced directives focus on both your stated wishes and who will make decisions for you. A living will records what medical treatments you want or don’t want if you can’t express those preferences, usually at the end of life. A durable power of attorney for health care designates a trusted person to make medical decisions for you when you are unable to do so yourself. The other options mix in a medical order (Do Not Resuscitate), which is not an advance directive, or a court-appointment like guardianship, which is not created in advance by your directive. Health care proxy is essentially another term for the same decision-maker role as a durable power of attorney for health care, so pairing a living will with a durable power of attorney reflects the two standard types.