Chapter 12 Quiz Flashcards
A patient’s refusal to consent to a medical or surgical procedure must be adhered to, whether the refusal is grounded in _____.
All of these answers are correct.
Consent is preferably ____.
Written
The written or verbal voluntary agreement by a person in the possession and exercise of sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another is ___.
Express consent
_____ is a legal concept that provides that a person has a right to know the potential risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed procedure.
Informed consent
When a physician doubts a patient’s capacity to consent, _____.
it may be the duty of the court to assume responsibility of guardianship for a patient who is non compos mentis.
Justice Cardozo stated, “every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what should be done with his own body, and a surgeon who performs an operation without the patient’s consent ____.
Commits an assault
____ is the voluntary agreement by a person who possesses sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another to be performed on himself or herself.
Consent
The person who should be responsible for reviewing with a patient the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed diagnostic test or treatment is the ____.
Treating physician
The United States Supreme Court has held that a competent adult patient ____.
Has the right to decline any and all forms of medical intervention, including lifesaving or life-prolonging treatment.
Smith, a minor, was involved in an automobile accident. ____ consent for treatment was applied in this case because Smith was in a comatose state and no family members could be reached for consent.
Implied
