Capacity for Preferences: Respecting Patients with Compromised Decision-Making
Capacity for Preferences: Respecting Patients with Compromised Decision-Making
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United States: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
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United States: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
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When a patient lacks decision‐making capacity, then according to standard clinical ethics practice in the United States, the health care team should seek guidance from a surrogate decision‐maker, either previously selected by the patient or appointed by the courts. If there are no surrogates willing or able to exercise substituted judgment, then th...
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Capacity for Preferences: Respecting Patients with Compromised Decision-Making
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2046013943
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2046013943
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0093-0334
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1552-146X
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10.1002/hast.853
