The medical practitioners are also obligated to share their reasoning process with her as the surrogate decision maker. Medical ethics require the judgment of the involved parties to reflect a societal judgment about the perfect balance between respecting the patient's wishes and protecting him from the consequences of a bad decision (Appelbaum, 2007)
The medical practitioners are also obligated to share their reasoning process with her as the surrogate decision maker. Medical ethics require the judgment of the involved parties to reflect a societal judgment about the perfect balance between respecting the patient's wishes and protecting him from the consequences of a bad decision (Appelbaum, 2007)
The patient has a right to be informed and to be made aware of the nature of the procedure, available alternatives to the medical operation, the risks, benefits and uncertainties related to the operation as well as the patient's acceptance of the operation. For a patient's consent to be valid, he must be considered competent to voluntarily make the decision (Edwards, 1998)
The primary physician may also be in the best position to understand the family's values and religious views. In addition, this provides the benefit of medical history and an establishment of an ongoing medical relationship with the patient (Grisso & Appelbaum, 1998)
Other than a directed clinical interview, physicians can use a formal structured assessment tool in evaluation of Mr. Jones capacity and one such tool is the Aid to Capacity Evaluation (ACE) (Sullivan & Youngner, 1994)
Medical ethics require the judgment of the involved parties to reflect a societal judgment about the perfect balance between respecting the patient's wishes and protecting him from the consequences of a bad decision (Appelbaum, 2007). Determining capacity It is recommended that physicians assess a patient's decision-making capacity more carefully when he refuses recommended treatment and not ready or willing or when the refusal is based on irrational reasoning or even without carefully considering the benefits of the operation (Tunzi, 2001 )
" (Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, 1993: Subsection g) In the case that the health care provider decides to decline the individual instruction of a patient or the decision of their surrogate the ethics consultant committee is able to assist in three ways and specifically in the following ways: (1) providing a case review; (2) giving advice on policy matters; and (3) educating health care provider and their staff. (Moreno, nd, p