Ethics Cases Flashcards
True or false:
anyone who has capacity to make decisions can refuse any health care intervention.
true
If an adult does not have capacity to make decisions and doesn’t have an advance directive, who can make decisions?
family members
What is the term for someone designated to make decisions by an advance directive?
surrogate or proxy
What is the other option besides and advance directive?
durable power of attorney for health care
Court designated decision makers are called what?
guardians or conservators
Surrogates make desicions using ______ rather than best interests whenever possible.
substituted judgment - what the patient would have wanted
Who has decision making power when it comes to a fetus?
ONLY the mother
the father has no say until the child is born
From the baby doe cases, disabled infants cannot be allowed to die, but interventions can be witheld under what three criteria…
- infant is irreversibly comatose
- treatment would prolong dying
- treatment would not be effective in correcting all life-threatening conditions
In terms of infants, what cannot be witheld regardless of status?
hydration (oral)
nutrition (oral)
appropriate medicaitons
Who has decision making capabilites for a patient that is
under 3 years old
4-13 years old
14 years and over
3 - child basically forced into treatment with parental permission
4-13 - the child’s assent is finessed with parental permission
14 and over - case law says 14 year olds can make own decisions in terms of end or life, chemotherapy, etc
What things can youth make private decisions about?
pregnancy or pregnancy related issues like BC
mental health concerns
parenting issues
substance abuse concerns
What youths can literally make all their own health decisions wihtout anyone being informed?
emancipated
