Title: Describe advance directives.
Course: Home Health Aide (14053) > Section: Examining Dying, Hospice Care, and Death

Description should include concepts involved with

- Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
- living will
- medical power of attorney
- organ donation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are advance directives important?
- Why should a home health aide know the location of certain documents such as DNR, living will, and medical power of attorney?
- Where can a home health aide gather information about these documents for a client who does not have them.
- What steps can a home health aide take to help separate his/her personal beliefs from the wishes of a client? Why is this important?
- How can a home health aide determine whether or not a client is DNR?
- What care is given to a client that has a DNR order?