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POA: Understanding the Need for Essential Documents

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There are several legal and medical forms you can use to help capture your wishes — from advance directives and living wills to physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Find more resources to help you in your home, health, hospice, or palliative care journey.

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Hospice Does Not Require a DNR

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One common myth about hospice is that patients must forgo the option to be resuscitated when dying. While most patients in hospice make an advance directive stating a preference to not be resuscitated or intubated, this is not a requirement. Here we explore this choice and how it affects hospice care.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

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The term advance directive is also at times referred to as a living will as it varies from state to state. If you want to be resuscitated if your heartbeat stops. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation. If you want your organs to be donated.