Healthcare Power of Attorney:

Terms Related to Healthcare Power of Attorney

• Patient Agent

  A person authorized to decide or act for another person, for example, a person having durable power of attorney.

• Clinical Ethics

  The identification, analysis, and resolution of moral problems that arise in the care of patients. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

• Living Will

  Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be ...

• Advance Directive Adherence

  Compliance by health personnel or proxies with the stipulations of ADVANCE DIRECTIVES (or similar directives such as RESUSCITATION ORDERS) when patients are unable to direct ...

• Third Party Consent

  Informed consent given by someone other than the patient or research subject. (Bioethics Thesaurus)