Sentence examples for advanced directives from inspiring English sources

She had advanced directives saying not to prolong matters if things were irreversible.

Compassion & Choices has an excellent free guide and "tool kit" to help people prepare advanced directives.

In both cases, the couples had prepared for a medical emergency, creating living wills, advanced directives and power-of-attorney documents.

"From a purely practical point of view I think everybody as they get older as I have done, should have advanced directives".

By 1996, eighty-five per cent of La Crosse residents who died had written advanced directives, up from fifteen per cent, and doctors almost always knew of and followed the instructions.

He thinks older people should prepare advanced directives – also known as advance decisions – giving doctors legal permission not to give certain life-extending treatments in the event of the patient's ability to consent being compromised.

They have advanced directives and health care proxies in place, as well as a document expressing their wishes on more mundane issues, like what music to play in their room if they are unable to speak anymore.

No patients had advanced directives.

Do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) and advanced directives   5.2.

(4) Patients who are end-of-life, terminally ill and have advanced directives for do not resuscitate or attempt of active resuscitation.

The suicide attempt context clearly overcomes the written advanced directives that were considered as a subjective element complicating instead of simplifying the decision.