Nevada Statutory Healthcare Declaration - Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment by an Appointee, Allowing Another to Make Decisions

The living will. Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney. POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. Organ and tissue donation.

A person can change an Individual Healthcare Instruction by writing a new Advance Directive with the changes in it that she wants to make.A person can also revoke their Advance Directive orally, by telling their healthcare provider that they no longer want either the entire document or any parts of it enforced.

A living will tells your health care provider what types of treatment you want or don't want should you become incapacitated.However, another type of advance directive a medical power of attorney puts these decisions in someone else's hands.

You can get the forms in a doctor's office, hospital, law office, state or local office for the aging, senior center, nursing home, or online. When you write your advance directive, think about the kinds of treatments that you do or don't want to receive if you get seriously hurt or ill.

A breathing machine, CPR, and artificial nutrition and hydration are examples of life-sustaining treatments. Living willAn advance directive that tells what medical treatment a person does or doesn't want if he/she is not able to make his/her wishes known.

An advance directive also allows you to express your values and desires related to end-of-life care. You might think of it as a living documentone that you can adjust as your situation changes because of new information or a change in your health.

The name and contact information of your healthcare agent/proxy. Answers to specific questions about your preferences for care if you become unable to speak for yourself. Names and signatures of individuals who witness your signing your advance directive, if required.

Talk to your agent. Talk to the person or persons you want to make decisions for you so they: Write your personal directive. You have 2 options: Sign it. You and a witness have to sign the personal directive to make it a legal document. Give out copies.

After I complete an advance directive, can I revoke it? Yes. You can revoke your living will or appointment of a health care representative at any time.