Author Question: There are three major types of advance directives. The patient tells the nurse that her two ... (Read 68 times)

audragclark · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

There are three major types of advance directives. The patient tells the nurse that her two daughters have Durable Power of Attorney for healthcare. What is meant by Durable Power of Attorney for healthcare?

A) A written and legally witnessed document that request no extraordinary measures be taken to save a person's life in the event of terminal illness.
B) A written and legally witnessed document that directs the physician to be the client's decision maker in the event of terminal illness.
C) A written document in which a client names another person to make healthcare decisions should the client become unable to do so.
D) Verbal communication that directs the physician to be the client's decision maker in the event of terminal illness.

Question 2

When educating a group of students about the different parts of the eyeball, the nurse identifies which as the function of the lens?

A) Permits light rays to enter the front of the eye
B) Brings oxygen and nutrients to the eye
C) Gives the eye its specific color
D) Focuses the light rays on the retina

jrpg123456 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, is a written document, in which a client names another person to make healthcare decisions should the client become unable to do so. A living will is a written and legally witnessed document that requests no extraordinary measures to be taken to save a person's life in the event of terminal illness. A directive to physicians is another type of written document, not verbal communication, that can be useful for terminally ill adults who have no other person to name as their agent for making healthcare decisions. In this case, the person directs the physician to be his or her decision maker. The physician must also agree, in writing, to accept this responsibility.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
The function of the lens is to focus light rays on the retina. The function of the cornea is to permit light rays to enter the eye. The choroid layer brings oxygen and nutrients to the eye, whereas the iris gives the eye its specific color. Supplying the eye with oxygen and nutrients, giving the eye its specific color, and focusing the light rays on the retina are not the functions of the cornea.