SAQ 736 – Administration – capacity assessment after NSTEMI refusal of admission

A 75-year-old overseas visitor is brought to your ED by family after chest heaviness.

His pain has resolved, but he has had an NSTEMI and you recommend admission to the coronary care unit.

He refuses admission and wants to discharge himself against your advice.

State four (4) criteria that should be met for the patient to be deemed competent to make this decision.

(Marked out of 4.0)

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Name one (1) cognitive scaling system you could use, and state three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of such a scale.

(Marked out of 7.0)
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Total Score: 0 / 11

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