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Medical Ethics (Assessing Mental Capacity (Retain that information for…
Medical Ethics
Assessing Mental Capacity
Retain that information for long enough to make the decision
Use/weigh that information
Understand relevant information
Communicate their decision
Mental capacity is impaired if the patient is unable to do the following:
Principles of Self Determination
Everyone must be encouraged to make their own decisions
Individuals have the right to make unwise decisions
Every adult is assumed to have capacity unless proven otherwise
Proxy decisions should consider best interests, prioritising what the patient would have wanted
Every adult has the right to their own decisions
Principles of Informed Consent
Information Given
Consequences of treatment and no treatment
Explain options
Risks and benefits
Disclose uncertainty
Patients should be encouraged to ask questions and express concerns
Valid Consent
Sufficiently informed
Continuing - patient may change their mind at any time
Voluntary - free from undue pressure
Valid consent is given by a patient with capacity to make decisions about their care
Mental Capacity = The ability to make decisions about aspects of one's life