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who has legal priority over other potential surrogates?
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Court Appointed Guardians
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family is butting heads, everyone is fighting and can't agree on a decision. this is a last resort effort, what should you do?
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get a Court Appointed Guardians
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who is the most standard choice for a legal power of attorney?
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family members
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order the following in selection of hierarchy
parent of pt, spouse, adult children of pt, court appointed guardian, siblings, adult grandchild, close friend |
Court appointed guardian
Spouse Adult Children of the patient Parent of the patient Adult sibling of the patient Adult grandchildren of the patient Close friend of the patient |
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what is the difference btw a healthcare surrogate and a medical power of attorney
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you can change a healthcare surrogate if you have a good reason
you CANNOT change a person given medical power of attorney |
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The following criteria should be considered when determining who is best qualified to serve as a patient’s surrogate:
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a) whether a person will be better able to make decisions according to the patient’s wishes or in the patient's best interests;
b) a person’s regular contact with the patient prior to and during the illness; |
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decisions for a patient should be base on what?
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Decisions should be made on the patient’s preferences, not on what surrogates or doctors would chose for themselves
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