chronic conditions
disability
chronic conditions and disabilities
who makes health care decisions for a competent disabled patient who has a health care proxy and why
the patient is disabled but competent so the patient will make the decisions -> final
-as long you are capable to make decisions you make them for yourself
a patient who is diagnosed with bipolar depression signed a do not resuscitate (DNR). three months later, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and is unresponsive. the patient is transported to a local hospital where he was previously treated. the patients spouse is the designated health care proxy and disagrees with the DNR
- the patient makes the decision and they should not be resuscitated
health disparity