Values and Wishes
Makes their own health care decisions.
What is "Each Person"
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization recommends a health care agent should be selected who...
What is: Knows you well, is calm in crisis, Understands how you would make the decision if you were able, Is not afraid to ask questions and advocate to doctors, can reassure and communicate with your "family".
First, in order to make decisions about their health care people need to identify what?
What is their core values and beliefs?
Studies estimate that surrogate decision-makers make approximately how many percentage of decisions for hospitalized patients with life-threatening illnesses.
What is 75%?
What is week 10?
Choose someone who is trusted.
What increases the chance to match someones health care values and wishes?
Sabatino (2015) affirms surrogates have an obligation to...
What is follow the expressed wishes of the patient and to act in the patient's best wishes.
A value worksheet asks questions to help people as they make decisions and prepare documents for ...
What is their health care wishes?
Of surrogates who made end-of-life decisions, nearly what percentage had PTSD symptoms.
What is 82%?
List two ways someone can tell others what they want them to know about their values and wishes...
What is answer questions such as: What philosophy or motto do you live by? What do you value most? etc.
The concept of appointing a "who" if a person doesn't do it for themselves.
What is "Substitute Decision Making"?
An authorized Surrogate could also be known as...
What is an agent or proxy.
In person conversation or completed on their own, these are two ways to what...
What is: to learn a persons values?
Research by Waters indicated what percentage of people want family to be their surrogate?
What is 79%?
In what year did Montana become a state?
What is 1889?
What is UHCDA (Uniform Health Care Decisions Act)
If there seems to be a conflict directly with instructions in a patient's living will or other clear instructions, the heath care time may consult with...
What is an ethics committee?
According to Sudore and Fried: The preparation of patience and surrogates for in-the-moment medical decisions can be difficult due to...
What is incomplete information?
Research by Beck indicate what percentage would prefer an MD to be their surrogate?
What is 40%?
Research by Eliott and Olver indicated that some choose MDs as surrogates because...
What is family too emotional to make decisions?
1. Court Appointed Legal Guardian
2. Agent of Power of Attorney for Health Care
3. Spouse
4. Adult Child
5. Parent
6. Sibling
Most Internists receive (significant or little) training in how to work effectively with surrogates.
What is little?
Bonus question
According to Majesko, approximately what percentage of all deaths in the USA occurs in intensive are units?
What is 20%?
What is Juniper Sabala's middle name?
What is Julia Fern?