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1. Patients have the legal right to refuse life-sustaining treatment, but only in the setting of terminal illness. True False

2. All of a patient’s adult children must be in agreement to legally withdraw life support. True False

3. There is far more risk of medical liability for failing to honor a patient’s Advance Directive than for refusing to deliver futile, aggressive “curative” care. True False

4. A physician’s DNAR order in the hospital automatically continues at discharge, unless it is reversed at the time of discharge. TrueFalse

5. Although an individual’s end-of-life care wishes may be clearly stated in an Advance Care Plan or Living Will, implementation of specific wishes requires physicians’ orders, such as in POLST. True False

6. One of the most common legal problems in end-of-life care is failure to complete a scenario-specific Advance Care Plan. True False

7. A clearly written, effective Living Will typically deals with “terminal conditions” and “heroic treatment measures.” True False

8. In compliance with the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990, most hospitals routinely provide sufficient education and assistance to all admitted patients to assist them in successfully completing Advance Directives prior to their leaving the hospital. True False

9. Typically, a major concern which patients have in understanding and completing Advance Care Plans is their worry that vital, needed curative care may be inappropriately withheld. True False

10. Completing an Advance Directive can be a tremendous gift to one’s family by removing a burden of responsibility for end-of-life decisions that are typically easy for the individual and difficult for the surrogate (family). True False

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