Advance Directives Case Study

Hi Kim, I agree with you that nurses need to discuss advance directives with their patients and provide the information that is needed. The nurse also needs to be prepared to discuss the advance directive with family members if the patient decides to include them in the decision making of an advance directive, when adding family member to the conversation the nurse will need to provide more time to answer the family member’s questions and concerns.
Hi Sandra, sometimes the hospital is where the education occurs because of an emergency or because the patient has chosen not to made a decision on an advance directive earlier. I find this makes it harder for the family when something goes wrong, because they are left with making the decisions