Decision-making capacity definition
Decision-making capacity means a patient's ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of health care decisions, including the benefits and risks of each, and alternatives to any proposed health care, and to reach an informed decision. A patient's decision making capacity is evaluated relative to the demands of a particular health care decision.
Decision-making capacity means a patient's ability to
Decision-making capacity means the ability of the resident to understand and comprehend the nature and consequences of a proposed decision, including the benefits and risks of and alternatives to any such proposed decision and to reach an informed decision.
More Definitions of Decision-making capacity
Decision-making capacity means an individual's ability to understand and appreciate the nature and
Decision-making capacity means the “ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of proposed health care, including the benefits and risks of and alternatives to proposed health care, and to reach an informed decision.”
Decision-making capacity means the ability to understand the significant benefits, risks, and alternatives to proposed health care and to make and communicate a health care decision.
Decision-making capacity means the ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of a decision regarding medical treatment and the ability to reach an informed decision in the matter.
Decision-making capacity means the ability to understand and
Decision-making capacity means the ability and responsibility of a person to make independent policymaking decisions on behalf of the person’s employer as a significant part of the activities of such employee.
Decision-making capacity means the ability to understand the significant benefits,