title: Advance directives. Vital to quality care for elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Charlestown Erickson Retirement Community, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Butterworth
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008487:Medical History Taking; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D012944:Social Support