During Discussion with the Patient and the Patients Husband, You

Multiple Choice

During discussion with the patient and the patients husband, you discover that the patient has a living will. How does the presence of a living will influence the patients care?

A) The patient is legally unable to refuse basic life support.
B) The physician can override the patients desires for treatment if desires are not evidence-based.
C) The patient may nullify the living will during her hospitalization if she chooses to do so.
D) Power-of-attorney may change while the patient is hospitalized.