While you are admitting an adult patient,he asks you whether he should create an advance directive.To provide him adequate information to make an informed decision,you should tell the patient which of the following? Select all that apply.

A) If he is unable to communicate, his family may make changes to his advance directive.
B) Once he signs an advance directive, no further care will be provided to him.
C) He may change his advance directive by telling his physician or by making changes in writing.
D) An advance directive will ensure he gets as much or as little care as he wishes.

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Final Answer : C,D , Explanation :  Advance directives include living wills and durable powers of attorney.A living will establishes the patient's wishes regarding future healthcare should he become unable to give instructions.A patient may specify actions in a living will that are not supported by family members,such as a desire for a do not resuscitate order,or for as much or as little care as he wishes.A person may change or revoke an advance directive at any time.Changes and written revocation should be signed and dated and shared with the patient's physician.Even without an official written change,orally expressed direction to the physician generally has priority over any statement made in an advance directive as long as the patient is able to decide for himself and can communicate his wishes.

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