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Durable Power of Healthcare Attorney

Learn about the definition for this nursing term.

A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is a document that names someone else to make decisions about your health care if you are not able to make those decisions yourself. It gives that person (called your agent) instructions about the kinds and limits of medical treatment you want. Also called "Medical Power of Attorney."

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