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Question 1
Carla is a 37-year-old single parent with three daughters, Lydia, age 13, Meredith, age 15 and Francine, age 17, who lives in Florida. Carla shares joint custody with her ex-husband, Ken, who lives in Oregon. Carla was recently diagnosed with cancer and is scheduled for surgery next week. Her older sister, Tina, will be coming from Texas a few days before her surgery to take care of her and the kids while she recuperates. Who should Carla appoint for her healthcare proxy?
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Correct One of the requirements of a healthcare proxy is that the agent be an adult. In most states, the person would have to be at least 18 years old. Here, although Meredith is Carla's oldest child, she is still a minor. Thus, Tina would be the best candidate to be Carla's agent for the healthcare proxy because she's an adult and a close family member who will be available to make health care decisions, if needed.
Incorrect! One of the requirements of a healthcare proxy is that the agent be an adult. In most states, the person would have to be at least 18 years old. Here, although Meredith is Carla's oldest child, she is still a minor. Thus, Tina would be the best candidate to be Carla's agent for the healthcare proxy because she's an adult and a close family member who will be available to make health care decisions, if needed.
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Question 2
Carla is a 37-year-old single parent with three daughters, Lydia, age 13, Meredith, age 15 and Francine, age 17, who lives in Florida. Carla shares joint custody with her ex-husband, Ken, who lives in Oregon. Carla was recently diagnosed with cancer and had surgery last week. Her older sister, Tina, came from Texas a few days before her surgery to take care of her and the kids while she recuperates. Beforehand, Carla executed a healthcare proxy, designating Tina as her agent. While in her hospital bed after surgery, Carla's doctor informed her and her sister that they were unable to get all the cancer and she only had a few days left to live. He wanted to know whether she wanted to be resuscitated should she fall into a coma. Tina has the authority to make this decision regarding Carla's medical care
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Correct Once a patient is no longer incapacitated, the healthcare proxy is not operative and the patient is responsible for making her own health care decisions. Here, the doctor informed both of them of the prognosis. As such, Carla was lucid and able to comprehend her medical condition. If Carla had exited surgery in a coma, then Tina would have been the one to make any life support decisions, since Tina would have been the only one advised of her sister's condition by the doctor.
Incorrect! Once a patient is no longer incapacitated, the healthcare proxy is not operative and the patient is responsible for making her own health care decisions. Here, the doctor informed both of them of the prognosis. As such, Carla was lucid and able to comprehend her medical condition. If Carla had exited surgery in a coma, then Tina would have been the one to make any life support decisions, since Tina would have been the only one advised of her sister's condition by the doctor.