Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to clearly communicate your wishes with regard to end-of-life care decisions.

  
Typically, advance directives include:

• Living Will: Specifies your wishes with regard to life-sustaining measures.
• Power of Attorney for Healthcare
• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order: Indicates whether or not you would like healthcare professionals to provide CPR should your heart stop beating or if you stop breathing. Although frequently a component of advance directives, DNRs can exist without any other directives and not all advance directives include DNRs.

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• Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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• Living Wills and Advance Directives for Medical Decisions