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What should the nurse do related to advance directives (ADs)? Select the best answer that describes the nurse's responsibilities regarding ADs.
Answer choices
A.
Assess the patient's knowledge of advance directives, provide information about ADs or review existing ADs on admission, integrate them into the patient's plan of care, and understand that ADs can limit life-prolonging measures when there is little or no chance of recovery
B.
Require every patient to complete a new advance directive form at each hospital admission regardless of whether one already exists
C.
Make treatment decisions on behalf of the patient's family based on the nurse's own judgment of what constitutes quality of life
D.
Wait until the patient becomes incapacitated or terminally ill before discussing advance directives with the patient or family
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