Question

Which client-made, legally enforceable document contains the instructions of the client regarding his or her refusal to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation upon admission to a hospital for surgery?

Answer 1

Answer:

The living will is the document where the patient expresses that they do not wish to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation after admission to a hospital for surgery.

Explanation:

Living will is a document, born in the 1960s in the United States of America, in which end-of-life patients express their wishes, explaining which treatments, care and medical procedures they wish to undergo when they are out of therapeutic possibilities. An example of a living will is when a patient draws up a document warning the medical staff that they do not wish to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation upon admission to a hospital for surgery.

The living will has been tied to the end of life, and its limits are set by the legal system of the country that legalizes it.