Competence to ConsentGeorgetown University Press, 16.09.1994 г. - 224 страници Free and informed consent is one of the most widespread and morally important practices of modern health care; competence to consent is its cornerstone. In this book, Becky Cox White provides a concise introduction to the key practical, philosophical, and moral issues involved in competence to consent. The goals of informed consent, respect for patient autonomy and provision of beneficent care, cannot be met without a competent patient. Thus determining a patient's competence is the critical first step to informed consent. Determining competence depends on defining it, yet surprisingly, no widely accepted definition of competence exists. White identifies nine capacities that patients must exhibit to be competent. She approaches the problem from the task-oriented nature of decision making and focuses on the problems of defining competence within clinical practice. Her proposed definition is based on understanding competence as occurring in a special rather than a general context; as occurring in degrees rather than at a precise threshold; as independent of consequential appeals; and as incorporating affective as well as cognitive capacities. Combining both an ethical overview and practical guidelines, this book will be of value to health care professionals, bioethicists, and lawyers. |
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... treatment , but pursue a therapeutic alter- native ; or ( 3 ) refuse health care entirely . This volume addresses the question of who is competent to make these decisions . In its entirety , it identifies and justifies both the ...
... treat . Moreover , this requirement cannot be omitted ; without compe- tence , informed consent cannot guarantee the goals for which it was established : respecting patient autonomy and promoting patient wel- fare . First , autonomous ...
... treatment for an easily and reliably identifiable condition that threat- ens her life and the life of her baby.1 Her ... treat- ment . Ms. Y appears disinterested in Dr. Z's comments ; after he finishes speaking she says , " I don't care ...
... treatment efforts . Second , no reliable test for competence currently exists . Thus , even if HCPs had time to test for competence , they lack the tools necessary to do so . Third , even if pro- fessionals had the time and a reliable ...
... . While HCPs have little access to the majority of their patients ' day - to - day decisions , they do have some evidence of competent decision making : the person is considering treatment for a specified problem . Patients solicit ( or.
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GENERAL VS SPECIFIC COMPETENCE | 83 |
THRESHOLD VS DECREE COMPETENCE | 95 |
CONSEQUENCEDEPENDENT VS CONSEQUENCEINDEPENDENT COMPETENCE | 106 |
COGNITIVE VS COGNITIVEAFFECTIVE COMPETENCE | 117 |
SUMMARY | 144 |
NOTES | 146 |
The Capacities that Define Competence to Consent | 154 |
INFORMABILITY AND DECISION MAKING | 157 |
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MORAL IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMED CONSENT | 35 |
NOTES | 37 |
Current Confusion Surrounding the Concept of Competence | 44 |
CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CONCEPT OF COMPETENCE | 53 |
SUMMARY | 74 |
NOTES | 75 |
Defining the Structure of Competence to Consent | 82 |
COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE CAPABILITY | 167 |
RESOLUTION AND RESIGNATION IN DECISION MAKING Resolution | 177 |
RECOUNTING ONES DECISIONMAKING PROCESS | 180 |
CONCLUSIONS | 183 |
Implications and Anticipated Criticisms | 185 |
ANTICIPATING THE CRITIC | 187 |
Bibliography | 193 |
Index | 203 |