“Do you have someone who would be a surrogate decision maker for you if you were unable to make decisions for yourself?”

“Are you familiar with what an advance directive is?”

“I should find out if you want an advance directive, but you seem tired and confused so I will ask you later.”

“Let me tell you a little bit about what an advance directive is so that you can decide if you want one set up.”

The nurse is admitting a client to the neurology unit at the medical center. The nurse has arrived at the advance directive section of the initial nursing assessment flowsheet. The nurse assisting with the admission would intervene if the primary admitting nurse made which of the following statements to the client?