Advance Directives — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Client's future-care wishes
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🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Management of Care
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Advance Directives on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- Legal doc for incapacity wishes
- Living will + healthcare proxy
- PSDA: ask on admission
- Offer to all clients at admit
- Place copy in chart
- Client may revoke anytime
- Not required to have one
- Don't influence client's choice
- Verbal change → notify team/MD
- Conflict family vs doc → ethics committee
✨Quick Tip
An advance directive only takes effect when the patient loses decision-making capacity.
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