Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional does not provide a high standard of treatment to the patient. You can learn about risks and your rights through familiar examples. Patients expect healthcare providers to be competent; however, errors happen. The most common types of malpractice claims can illustrate how these…
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Patient Decision Making Capacities – CURVES mnemonic
a. Choose and communicate Can the patient make a choice and communicate that choice? b. Understand Does the patient understand the risks, benefits, alternatives and consequences of the decision? c. Reason Can the patient provide logic or reason behind his/her decision? d. Value Is the choice the patient makes consistent…