Comments on: Choose Wisely

By: Mark Tuggle

Mark Tuggle — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:20:23 +0000

I see this quite a bit in the nursing home and it is very unfortunate that the POA doesn’t follow the wishes of the patient. I can’t imagine what it feels like to realize the person you have put in charge of the most important aspect of your life has failed in respecting your wishes.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:52:07 +0000

I think another nurse is the best person to have as your DMPOA. Maybe not you “best friend in the world” Nurse, that’s just like family. But a Nurse friend. Mine is another ER Nurse who I absolutely know would keep my wishes, and understands MY definition of quality of life. Great post!

By: Enter If You Dare…..Change of Shift is Here! « Reality Rounds

Enter If You Dare…..Change of Shift is Here! « Reality Rounds — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:01:53 +0000

[...] Along the same line as Advanced Directives, I can’t think of anything more frightening than having the person you choose to make medical decisions regarding your care, not follow your wishes. Corpseblog writes about this very thing in her eloquent, and real-life scary (and sad) post: Choose Wisely. [...]