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Reply to this post: The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) mandates the performance and conditions met of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice organizations, and home health organizations (Teoli & Ghassemzadeh, 2023). “It is also required that the patient is asked about advance directives, and to document any wishes the patient might have with regard to the care they want or do not want” (Teoli & Ghassemzadeh, 2023). The ethics committee is essential when guidance, support, and enforcing advance directives for patient care. Ethics committees review cases with moral or ethical dilemmas and help provide clarity or solutions to an issue (Ethical Committee Enforcing, 2019). Additionally, they can serve as an advisory board and assist patients in decision making by providing the adequate education promoting a well-thought informed decision. “The role of the ethical committee in enforcing the advance directives of the patients is to act in an advisory capacity and provide clarity to the moral dilemmas that result from advance directives” (Ethical Committee Enforcing, 2019). There are many examples of how cultural and religious beliefs may affect care administration. Blood transfusion is a good example. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that it is against God’s will to receive blood so they usually refuse blood transfusion. In the case of low blood levels following hemorrhage, a blood transfusion could be life saving, but patient wishes or an advance directive must be followed.