A Patient Provides the Physician with a Copy of a Legal

Multiple Choice

A patient provides the physician with a copy of a legal document granting her son durable power of attorney for her health care. When will her son begin making medical decisions for his mother?

A) When the mother is placed in a nursing home
B) When the mother is no longer capable of making medical decisions
C) Immediately upon receipt of the document by the physician
D) When the mother is admitted to the hospital
E) Whenever the son decides it is necessary to take control