Advance care planning is a process aimed at extending the rights of competent adults to guide their medical care through periods of decisional incapacity. The process, when accomplished comprehensively, involves three steps: (1) thinking through one’s values and preferences, (2) talking about one’s values and preferences with others, and (3) documenting them. What follows is a discussion of commonly asked questions related to the process of advance care planning.
Advance care planning is a process aimed at extending the rights of competent adults to guide their medical care through periods of decisional incapacity. The process, when accomplished comprehensively, involves three steps: (1) thinking through one’s values and preferences, (2) talking about one’s values and preferences with others, and (3) documenting them. What follows is a discussion of commonly asked questions related to the process of advance care planning.
