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SimChart 13Many medical offices ask their patients if they have an advance directive. "Advance
directive" is a general term used to refer to several different forms including: - answer
DNR, living will, and health care proxy
True or false? A living will is the advance directive in which a patient can indicate who
should make decisions about their medical care if they are not able to do so. - answer
False
What is a living will? – answer A document in which a patient states how they wish to be
treated in the event they become incompetent
True or false? It is the medical assistant's responsibility to determine whether a patient
has an advance directive in place. - answer True
The patient's sister-in-law calls the office to ask what medication the physician
prescribed for the patient. The medical assistant should: - answer reference the patient
record for any medical durable power of attorney documents to determine if the caller is
allowed to know this health information.
The patient states, " I already have a living will. Do I still need a medical durable power
of attorney?" How should the medical assistant respond? - answer “Yes, the medical
durable power of attorney establishes who will follow the wishes of the living will."
True or false? Every patient is required to have a documented medical durable power of
attorney. - answer False
True of false? A medical durable power of attorney only goes into effect if the patient is
unable to make their own medical decisions. - answer True
Living will and health care proxy/medical durable power of attorney documents impact
the medical assistant's practice because: - answer medical assistants need to be aware
of the fact that the patient has these documents in place when scheduling procedures,
must know who to contact i
When reviewing a patient's record to determine if they have an advanced directive on
file you would like at what section on the Patient Dashboard? - answer Forms
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