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select the best answer: which type of advance directive is a document that lists a person’s treatment preferences when they cannot speak or make decisions about their care?
advance directive orders
advance care plan
living will
financial power of attorney (poa)
A living will is a type of advance directive that outlines a person's medical treatment preferences when they are unable to communicate or make decisions. Advance directive orders are more about specific medical orders, an advance care plan is a broader plan (but the living will is the document specifically for treatment preferences in incapacity), and a financial power of attorney deals with financial matters, not medical care preferences.
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C. Living will