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What is NOT true with reference to the Alzheimer's patient's wife?

  1. Wife can be assumed to financially take responsibility for the patient
  2. She can take ALL legal decisions for him (like all legal decisions)
  3. She can give informed consent for the patient
  4. She is responsible for his oral health
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Correct answer: B. She can take ALL legal decisions for him (like all legal decisions)

While a spouse is often the primary caregiver and may have healthcare proxy authority for MEDICAL decisions, the statement that she 'can take ALL legal decisions for him like all legal decisions' (B) is NOT automatically true. Legal decision-making requires FORMAL LEGAL AUTHORITY (power of attorney, healthcare proxy, guardianship). A spouse does NOT automatically have authority over ALL legal matters (financial decisions, legal contracts) without specific legal documentation. Medical/healthcare consent may be granted, but not all legal decisions. B is the NOT true statement.

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