Advance Care Planning updated EXAM
questions and CORRECT Answers
Advance care planning (ACP) - CORRECT ANSWERS planning ahead for future health care
decisions if a sudden, unexpected event (car accident or sudden illness) left you unable to
communicate and make your own healthcare decisions and others would need to make decisions for
you.
Why is ACP important regarding communication? - CORRECT ANSWERS It helps people
communicate their wishes to loved ones and healthcare providers.
How does ACP impact stress and conflict? - CORRECT ANSWERS It can reduce stress and
conflict for loved ones if a person is unable to make health care decisions for themselves.
What legal status does ACP provide? - CORRECT ANSWERS It gives healthcare agents a legally
recognized status as a health care decision maker.
What is the purpose of ACP? - CORRECT ANSWERS planning ahead for future health care
decisions if a sudden, unexpected event (car accident or sudden illness) left you unable to
communicate and make your own healthcare decisions and others would need to make decisions for
you.
What are the benefits of ACP for healthcare agents? - CORRECT ANSWERS It gives healthcare
agents a legally recognized status as a health care decision maker.
Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS a written document that provides specific instructions to
doctors regarding your end of life care preferences.
Purpose of a Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS It acts as a guide to tell healthcare professionals
which medical procedures you want or do not want if you are terminally ill or in a persistent
vegetative state.
Common directives included in a Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS artificial nutrition and
hydration (feeding tubes), life support (ventilators), CPR, and palliative care (pain management).
, Limitations of a Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS It does not designate a specific decision
maker and only covers scenarios explicitly listed.
Power of Attorney for Health Care (POA-HC) - CORRECT ANSWERS may also be referred to as a
healthcare proxy, surrogate, or agent.
Function of a POA-HC - CORRECT ANSWERS It is a document that appoints a specific person to
make medical decisions for you if you become incapacitated.
Role of the healthcare agent - CORRECT ANSWERS It designates someone you trust to speak
for you in a medical crisis, allowing for real time decision making.
Scope of an agent's decision-making power - CORRECT ANSWERS The agent can make a broad
range of decisions, including those outlined in a living will, such as consenting to surgery, admitting
you to a medical facility, or interpreting your wishes in new or unexpected situations.
Activation of a POA-HC - CORRECT ANSWERS It only becomes active when a physician
determines you are unable to make or communicate your own decisions.
Revocability of a POA - CORRECT ANSWERS The POA can be revoked once the patient is
mentally competent.
Who cannot witness a POA? - CORRECT ANSWERS family members, health care agents,
employees of a health care facility except social workers and chaplains.
Who can activate a POA? - CORRECT ANSWERS 2 doctors or 1 doctor and one
psychologist/APP
POA deactivation requirement - CORRECT ANSWERS requires 1 provider (APP, Doctor,
psychologist)
What does a Living Will guide? - CORRECT ANSWERS It acts as a guide to tell healthcare
professionals which medical procedures you want or do not want if you are terminally ill or in a
persistent vegetative state.
questions and CORRECT Answers
Advance care planning (ACP) - CORRECT ANSWERS planning ahead for future health care
decisions if a sudden, unexpected event (car accident or sudden illness) left you unable to
communicate and make your own healthcare decisions and others would need to make decisions for
you.
Why is ACP important regarding communication? - CORRECT ANSWERS It helps people
communicate their wishes to loved ones and healthcare providers.
How does ACP impact stress and conflict? - CORRECT ANSWERS It can reduce stress and
conflict for loved ones if a person is unable to make health care decisions for themselves.
What legal status does ACP provide? - CORRECT ANSWERS It gives healthcare agents a legally
recognized status as a health care decision maker.
What is the purpose of ACP? - CORRECT ANSWERS planning ahead for future health care
decisions if a sudden, unexpected event (car accident or sudden illness) left you unable to
communicate and make your own healthcare decisions and others would need to make decisions for
you.
What are the benefits of ACP for healthcare agents? - CORRECT ANSWERS It gives healthcare
agents a legally recognized status as a health care decision maker.
Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS a written document that provides specific instructions to
doctors regarding your end of life care preferences.
Purpose of a Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS It acts as a guide to tell healthcare professionals
which medical procedures you want or do not want if you are terminally ill or in a persistent
vegetative state.
Common directives included in a Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS artificial nutrition and
hydration (feeding tubes), life support (ventilators), CPR, and palliative care (pain management).
, Limitations of a Living Will - CORRECT ANSWERS It does not designate a specific decision
maker and only covers scenarios explicitly listed.
Power of Attorney for Health Care (POA-HC) - CORRECT ANSWERS may also be referred to as a
healthcare proxy, surrogate, or agent.
Function of a POA-HC - CORRECT ANSWERS It is a document that appoints a specific person to
make medical decisions for you if you become incapacitated.
Role of the healthcare agent - CORRECT ANSWERS It designates someone you trust to speak
for you in a medical crisis, allowing for real time decision making.
Scope of an agent's decision-making power - CORRECT ANSWERS The agent can make a broad
range of decisions, including those outlined in a living will, such as consenting to surgery, admitting
you to a medical facility, or interpreting your wishes in new or unexpected situations.
Activation of a POA-HC - CORRECT ANSWERS It only becomes active when a physician
determines you are unable to make or communicate your own decisions.
Revocability of a POA - CORRECT ANSWERS The POA can be revoked once the patient is
mentally competent.
Who cannot witness a POA? - CORRECT ANSWERS family members, health care agents,
employees of a health care facility except social workers and chaplains.
Who can activate a POA? - CORRECT ANSWERS 2 doctors or 1 doctor and one
psychologist/APP
POA deactivation requirement - CORRECT ANSWERS requires 1 provider (APP, Doctor,
psychologist)
What does a Living Will guide? - CORRECT ANSWERS It acts as a guide to tell healthcare
professionals which medical procedures you want or do not want if you are terminally ill or in a
persistent vegetative state.
