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2. Healthcare proxy - Wikipedia

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   Healthcare proxy. In the field of medicine, a healthcare proxy (commonly referred to as HCP) is a document (legal instrument) with which a patient (primary individual) appoints an agent to legally make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient, when the patient is incapable of making and executing the healthcare decisions stipulated in the ...

3. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   A surrogate decision maker, also known as a health care proxy or as agents, is an advocate for incompetent patients. If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that document is ...

4. What Is a Health Care Agent? - WebMD

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   For example, if you were in an accident that left you unable to speak, your agent could make choices that honor how you want to be cared for. ... A health care proxy; A representative;

5. How to Make Your Advance Directives - WebMD

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   There are two types of advance directives: Health care proxy. This is a document that names the person who will make your medical decisions if you can’t. It’s also called a durable power of ...

6. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   The appointed healthcare proxy has, in essence, the same rights to request or refuse treatment that the individual would have if still capable of making and communicating health care decisions. The appointed representative is authorized to make real-time decisions in actual circumstances, as opposed to advance decisions framed in hypothetical ...

7. Mental Health Resources: What You Need to Know

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   intense fear or anxiety about weight gain. dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits. unexplained changes in school or work performance. inability to cope with daily activities or challenges ...