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36 questions- Med-legal & ethicsWalk me through the distinction between decision-making capacity and legal competence, and how each affects your next move.
- Med-legal & ethicsA patient with dementia wants to refuse a procedure on a day when they appear lucid. Walk me through your response.
- Med-legal & ethicsA psychiatric inpatient is refusing medication. Walk me through how you'd think about the next steps.
- Med-legal & ethicsA patient with mild cognitive impairment wants to update their advance directive. Walk me through how you'd assess their ability to do so.
- Med-legal & ethicsWalk me through how you'd document refusal of recommended care for a patient who is mentally capacitated.
- Med-legal & ethicsA patient signs out against medical advice. Walk me through how you'd approach the situation.