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ABILITY GIVE CONSENT [2 records]
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
1, record 1, English, capacity%20to%20consent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capacity to give consent 2, record 1, English, capacity%20to%20give%20consent
correct
- ability to give consent 3, record 1, English, ability%20to%20give%20consent
correct
- competence to consent 4, record 1, English, competence%20to%20consent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Patient must have capacity to consent ... In general, capacity can be understood as the ability to understand the nature and purpose of the proposed intervention. 5, record 1, English, - capacity%20to%20consent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Capacity to Give Consent. A person is capable of giving consent if he or she is able to: understand the information that is relevant to making a decision concerning the treatment; and appreciate the reasonably foreseeble consequences of making a decision or not making a decision. 6, record 1, English, - capacity%20to%20consent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
A decision about the ability to give consent is also based on the providers' assessment of the client's competence to understand the issues and implications of the illness or situation and the consequences of treating or not treating. 7, record 1, English, - capacity%20to%20consent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité à consentir
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20consentir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capacité de consentir 2, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir
correct, feminine noun
- aptitude à consentir 3, record 1, French, aptitude%20%C3%A0%20consentir
correct, feminine noun
- capacité de donner son consentement 4, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20donner%20son%20consentement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec la reconnaissance accrue du droit des patients de décider eux-mêmes et le renforcement juridique du droit de refus, la capacité à consentir va devenir la seule limite à l'exercice de l'autonomie. 5, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20consentir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En cas d'inaptitude de la personne à laquelle sont destinés les soins, la capacité de consentir est confiée à une personne autorisée par la loi ou par un mandat donné en prévision de l'inaptitude. 6, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20consentir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La Commission a pour seule tâche de décider si le patient a la capacité de donner son consentement. 7, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20consentir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- capacity to consent to treatment
1, record 2, English, capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- competence to consent to treatment 2, record 2, English, competence%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - capacity%20to%20consent%20to%20treatment
Record 2, Key term(s)
- capacity to give consent to treatment
- ability to give consent to treatment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité de consentir à un traitement
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capacité à consentir à un traitement 2, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
- aptitude à consentir à un traitement 3, record 2, French, aptitude%20%C3%A0%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
- capacité de donner son consentement à un traitement 4, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20donner%20son%20consentement%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[ ... ] la capacité à consentir à un traitement constitue un enjeu critique dans le domaine de la psychiatrie. 7, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20consentir%20%C3%A0%20un%20traitement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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