| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| NAME | VA-ADVANCE DIRECTIVES SCREENING |
| PRINT NAME | Advance Directives Screening |
| CLASS | LOCAL |
| EDUCATIONAL OUTCOME | This topic represents the inquiry process done by a clinician to determine if the patient should receive Advance Directives education. This topic was created as an example of a screening topic that could be used on an Encounter Form, for check-off by the clinician. |
| EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS | This standard is actually a guideline. Clinicians could use this guideline as an example of the type of questions to ask the patient when the clinician needs to determine whether the patient should receive Advance Directives education. Ask the patient if he or she has ever discussed his or her wishes concerning aggressive medical care during the end of life or a persistent vegetative state, and if these discussions have even been made formal in any signed document. |