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COMPETENCE CONSENT TREATMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capacity to consent to treatment
1, record 1, English, capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- competence to consent to treatment 2, record 1, English, competence%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Capacity to consent to treatment ... requires an understanding and an appreciation of the problem for which the treatment is proposed, of the treatment’s risk and benefits, and of the alternatives to and consequences of consenting to or refusing treatment. 3, record 1, English, - capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Consent to treatment, and assessing the capacity to consent to treatment, must relate to a specific treatment or plan of treatment. 4, record 1, English, - capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
In addition to knowing the laws regarding advance directives, nurses should also be familiar with provincial or territorial law regarding a person's competence to consent to treatment as this matter is closely related to advance directives. 5, record 1, English, - capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- capacity to give consent to treatment
- ability to give consent to treatment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité de consentir à un traitement
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capacité à consentir à un traitement 2, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
- aptitude à consentir à un traitement 3, record 1, French, aptitude%20%C3%A0%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
- capacité de donner son consentement à un traitement 4, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20donner%20son%20consentement%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La capacité de consentir à un traitement ou de le refuser ne s'apprécie pas en fonction de la situation de l'individu mais en fonction de son autonomie décisionnelle et de sa capacité de comprendre et d'apprécier ce qui est en jeu [ ... ] 5, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En vertu de son autonomie, une personne a non seulement le droit de refuser, mais elle est aussi la plus apte à discerner ce qui lui convient le mieux. C'est dans ce contexte qu'intervient la notion de capacité ou d'aptitude à consentir à un traitement ou à le refuser. 6, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[ ... ] la capacité à consentir à un traitement constitue un enjeu critique dans le domaine de la psychiatrie. 7, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[ ... ] [on] distingue entre un patient qui accepte un traitement et un patient qui a la capacité de donner son consentement à un traitement, l'un n'étant pas synonyme de l'autre. 8, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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