[Verified Answer]: While teaching about advance care…

While teaching about advance care planning, which fact is important for the nurse to share with a client who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness? A durable power of attorney for health care appoints an agent the person trusts to make decisions. The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 requires hospital clients to have an advance directive. Living wills provide specific instructions related to the client’s personal property upon death. Advance directives must be completed 30 days prior to hospitalization in order to be valid.