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advance directive n (Law) another name for living will How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The advance directive serves
as the foundation for decisions about care options. There was no living will, no advance directive, no
formal instructions left by Terri Schiavo about what to do for her under
such circum-stances. When the ICU nurse reviews his chart, she discovers when he was
admitted, the nurse documented that he 'did not want to be
resuscitated' and wanted to prepare an advance directive specifying
'no heroics'. |
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