A durable power of attorney for healthcare decisions ______________. Group of answer choices Should not be included in an indivi
dual’s health record Applies only when the individual is competent Applies when the individual is no longer competent Prohibits the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of a cardiac arrest
Applies when the individual is no longer competent.
Explanation:
A durable power of attorney for healthcare decisions is used or applied when the person is no longer competent.
The durable power of attorney for healthcare is a legal and formal document that is names a person and allows or enables such a person to be able to make important, essential and critical conditions for a person who has a medical condition whenever they are no longer competent or able to make such decisions for themselves.
It is important that whosoever a patient or person with an underlying medical condition chooses to give their durable power of attorney to on health care matters is a person , agent or representative they have verified and found to be trust worthy.
