If an individual's spouse is asked to make health care decisions ...

[torybrooks]

If an individual's spouse is asked to make health care decisions for the spouse, which of these legal actions is being implemented?
 
  a. durable power of attorney for health care
  b. Good Samaritan law
  c. health care surrogate law
  d. Patient Self-Determination Act

Question 2

When a client provides written instruction of their personal choices related to health care that is recognized under state law, the nurse recognizes that this is considered:
 
  a. an advance directive
  b. a health care provider's order
  c. a durable power of attorney for health care
  d. a living will

[milbourne11]

Answer to Question 1

C
Some states have a health care surrogate law that provides a legal means for specific individuals to make decisions for a client when the client is unable to do so; these laws vary from state to state.

Answer to Question 2

A
Advance directives, a client's written instructions concerning treatments and use of measures to sustain life. Under the provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), all clients entering hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospice programs, or certain health maintenance organizations, or those receiving home health services, must be given information and the opportunity to complete advance directives if they have not previously done so.