Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 27 MAS 663 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Advance Directives
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The idea
An advance directive is a legal document stating a person's wishes about medical care if they become unable to decide for themselves.
In practice
It can also name someone to make decisions for them; forms and rules vary by state.
Where people slip
Ask whether the patient has an advance directive, and make sure a copy is in the record if the practice keeps one.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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