ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
Assessment Tools
There are no tools to assess readiness for creating an advance directive document. Some of the journal articles can be helpful with regard to understanding the capacity needed to create a Health Care Proxy and Living Will and the attendant risks.
Edmonton Assessment Tools: To measure discomfort and symptoms of dying patients. Developed by the Edmonton Palliative Care Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Last updated - January 2005
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