Power of Attorney for Health Care Movie Review 19??

Features an attorney who discusses the patient's rights under the 1991 Patient Self-Determination Act, which mandates that every health care organization qualified for Medicare of Medicaid must advise all admitted patients in writing of their right to refuse treatment and to prepare an advance directive, along with the facility's policies for carrying out this directive. Also covers both living wills and the power of attorney for health care. Contains different vignettes to help clarify this law.

Distribution

AJN Video Library/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, American Journal of Nursing, 345 Hudson St., 16th Fl., New York, NY 10014, Phone: (212)886-1200, Toll-free: 800-256-4045, Fax: (212)886-1276, Email: info@nursingcenter.com, URL: http://www.nursingcenter.com, Remarks: For purchase & rentals contact: AJN Video Library, c/o West Glen, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

Available on VHS
Running time 14 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Nursing, Patient Education, Law--Medical, Medical Education