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CAPACITE CONSENTIR [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
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
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