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Decision Making Capacity-OM 4

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Why is Decision Making Capacity important ?   * it determines whether or not patients will have control over the decisions made for them......if no advanced directive or previous discussion about treatments  
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Physician respect and DMC ?   * they respect it, unless the patient lacks decision making capacity  
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If Dr. proceeds with procedure when patient has DMC and refused ?   * constitutes as assault and battery  
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If Dr. honors a patient that refused treatment, but lacks DMC ?   * if Dr. honors it, the patient could be subjected to needless harm  
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Parts to a proper consent from a patient to receive a certain treatment ?   Patient must posses: * capacity to understand and communicate * ability to reason * have a set of values and goals -others = consent is voluntary and understand consequences  
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When to assess DMC ?   * before asking consent.....during H&E  
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Capacity vs. Competence ?   * Capacity - clinically determined by physician * Competence - court/legal determinations by courts/judges  
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People who are deemed competent by the courts can have what issue?   * they ARE court ruled competent, but may LACK capacity to make certain decisions * why DMC should be determined by physicians rather than courts  
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Ethical questions brought to light when DMC is questionable ?   * respect autonomy * Dr. should act in patients best interests  
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If DMC is seriously impaired ?   * DMC is taken from patient and given to a surrogate  
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Abilities a patient must possess to make health care decisions ?   * understand condition *understand risks/consequences/benefits *value/weigh options of treatment v. non-treatment to their goals *to reason and deliberate options *to communicate decisions in a meaningful manner  
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Role of Mental Status Testing ?   *tests orientation (person, place, time, and situation) * tests cognitive skills *** NONE test to see if they understand what their problem is or consequences of tmt vs. non-tmt  
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From nurses to the physicians can assess DMC, but who is held responsible for the final decision ?   * the attending physician (no psychiatrist needed)  
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Some helpful things to do to help determine DMC ?   * ask them to describe their issue, possible consequences, and what brought on the issue.  
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If patients advanced aged, demented, retarded, or depressed ?   * may still possess DMC  
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DMC as it is related to different tasks ? (ex. bd drawn vs. advanced directives)   * is task-related -patients may understand and have sufficient DMC for a simple task, but not for a more advanced task  
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DMC and permanence ?   * may have DMC at one time, and not the next -if possible, delay decisions until reversible problems are corrected (ex. infection, electrolyte imbalance, medication effect)  
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