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get the type of care you want. Or, if someone else needs to decide about your treatment, you can ... loved ones may provide support when you need it most. Advance medical directives Advance medical ... 88835;lung cancer planning for the future;advance medical directives;hospice care;advance medical ... directives;advanced medical directives;advanced medical directive;advance medical directive;end of life

and find out. 1. The two most common forms of advance directives are the living will and ... breathing. Another form of advanced care planning is the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment ... advance directive; living will; end of life;

A durable power of attorney for health care is only as good as the person you name to be your ... talk to about the care you want and what's important to you Someone who supports your treatment ... attorney;advance medical directive;end of life treatment;82510;advanced directives;advanced medical ... directives;advanced medical directive;Advance Directives;Advance Directive;Contract;Wills;living will;death and dying rights

*Advance Medical Directive ... An advance medical directive is a form that lets you plan ahead for the care you’d want if ... Directive An advance medical directive is a form that lets you plan ahead for the care you’d want if ... advance medical directive;health care power of attorney;durable power of attorney;living will;legal ... document;82506;advanced directive;advance medical directives;advanced health care directive;health

*End Stage Dementia Care ... planning usually takes the form of a written advance directive. This document outlines what healthcare ... care and quality of life for your loved one. Think about conversations you may have shared about the ... 41129;Caring for End-stage dementia;end-stage dementia, care

End of Life: Important Decisions to Be Made in the Dying Process ... needed and make sure they have the resources and time to provide that care. Advance directives if age ... provider. They can contain much the same information as an advance directive. They also include ... p07242;dying process;decisions in dying process;advanced directives;do not resuscitate order;DNR ... order;autopsy decisions;palliative hospice care;right to refuse treatment

Planning for End-of-Life Care for COPD ... many resources available online. Palliative care People with advanced COPD need to think about the ... for yourself. A living will is one type of advance directive. This document describes the type ... COPD;chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;end-of-life care;advance directive;18902

*Advance Care Planning ... Advance care planning is the process of deciding one's own future medical care. It helps to ... . Understanding Advance Care Planning Advance care planning is the process of deciding your own future ... 41115;understanding advance care planning;living will;durable medical power of attorney;advance directive;healthcare proxy;ACP

*Incision Care Abdomen ... incision Clean the incision and apply a new dressing as directed. Put all used supplies in the ... faster. Here are steps to follow. Incision Care: Abdomen Dressing your incision helps keep it ... ;Postoperative Care;Postoperative Procedure;wound care;abdominal wound;Wound Healing;wound Site Care ... ;incision Site Care;removing Old Dressing;replacing dressing;placing new dressing;Dressing care

or concerns. What are advance directives? When you are admitted to the hospital, hospital staff ... . Make a list of all medicines you take. This includes all prescription and over-the-counter ... P01393;surgery preparation;informed consent form;informed consent;advance directives;living will;durable power of attorney for healthcare

*Ankle Circles ... using range of motion. Before beginning the exercise, read through all the instructions. While ... ______ calf on a rolled-up towel, use your foot to draw circles in both directions. Or leading with your big ... 82384;Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Exercises: Ankle Circles;Rehabilitation;Foot;ankle;or1056a

and donate your organs, unless you’ve stated otherwise in your advance directive Find out whether ... your state allows your agent to do the following: Refuse or withdraw life-enhancing care ... directive;end of life treatment;durable power of attorney;living will;legal consent;82508;advanced ... directives;advance medical directives;advanced medical directive;Contract;Wills;Power of Attorney;Health

mouth or help with bathing. Hospice care is given during the last stages of a terminal illness ... which ones you’d choose or refuse. You may want to talk to your healthcare provider about the ... life support treatment choices;end of life care;basic life support;advanced life support;cpr ... directive;82512;advanced medical directives;advance medical directive;Advance Directives;Advance

circle. First do  20  circles in one direction. Then do  20  circles in the other direction. Repeat ... number of circles to 50 in each direction every  2  hour s. Incision care Check your incision

18 who has become a legal adult. An emancipated minor may consent to their own medical care. The ... the risks and benefits of your child's surgery. Understanding Informed Consent What is an ... surgery preparation;informed consent form;informed consent;advance directives;living will;durable power of attorney for healthcare;P03029

*ALL Tx ... all of the information. It helps to be prepared. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL): Treatment ... take in all of the information. It helps to be prepared. Make a list of questions and bring them to ... adult acute lymphocytic leukemia;treatment for ALL;ALL;BALLT1

Hospice Care: Decisions to Make ... cancer. Advance directives An important part of hospice care is making sure the person’s ... come up. These include making advance directives and deciding about the use of life support and ... terminally ill;spiritual and ethical decisions for the terminally ill;23506-1

*Kidney Failure Self Care ... follow all the guidelines you are given and still don’t feel well, tell your provider. Some changes ... . Checking in Circle the statements below that are true for you. For each statement you don’t circle, ask a ... Nephrology;kidney problems;kidney failure Self-care;kidney failure medications;renal;np1013a;83162

floss that is about 18 inches long. Tie it securely in a circle. Next, place all of the fingers ... Flossing should be started when your child is about 2 to 3 years old, under the direction of

and put on a new pair of sterile gloves. Clean around the exit site by going around in circles ... . Apply the transparent or gauze dressing over the exit site. Seal all the edges of the dressing ... Discharge Instructions: Changing the Dressing on Your Midline Catheter;midline catheter;61060