Assessing patient capacity to consent to treatment: An integrative review of instruments and tools

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 17-18, 2013, Pages 2387-2403

  Lamont, Scott ^a   Jeon, Yun Hee ^b   Chiarella, Mary ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Consent; Decision making; Mental capacity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; COMPETENCE; CONSENT; DECISION-MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW;

ASSESSMENT; COMPETENCE; CONSENT; DECISION-MAKING; MENTAL CAPACITY;

HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84880508910     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12215     Document Type: Review

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