什么是预先护理计划?  

• Advance care planning allows you to have a say in your care by preparing you for future medical decisions.  
• It is the process of learning about decisions that might need to be made in a medical emergency, thinking about those decisions ahead of time, and sharing your preferences with your doctor. 
• It can help make sure that your wishes are understood by your loved ones and healthcare team. 
• Your preferences are influenced by your personal values and can be recorded in an advance directive. 

什么是预先指示?  

• Advance directives allow you to have a say in your medical care if you are not able to speak for yourself.  
• They are documents and forms that describe your preferences about medical treatment. 
• There are several types of these forms.  
• 有些形式很简单. Other forms allow you to document detailed medical preferences. 

医疗保健代表任命 

• One of the easiest ways to make sure your wishes are followed is to choose someone to make medical decisions for you if you became unable to speak for yourself. 
• The healthcare representative form allows you to choose an adult who would make medical decisions for you if you became unable to make your own.  
• This is the simplest advance directive to complete and takes only a couple minutes.    
• Choose an adult who (1) knows you well, (2)会问你的医生问题, (3)会尊重你的意愿. 

Summary 

There are many forms available to document your medical wishes. Some are most helpful for patients with chronic or advanced illness. Talk with your doctor if you have more questions about advance care planning or advance directives. 

If you have completed an advance directive previously, please bring this in to be uploaded to your medical chart. Alternatively, you can send your documents through MyChart to your provider. 

资源

The State of Indiana offers an 预先指令 Resource Center to provide you with information about advance directives in Indiana. 

点击这里 to visit the 预先指令 Resource Center on Indiana's government website for the latest information and resources.