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/k??p?s.?.t?i/the total amount that can be contained ...See more atcapacity
(Definition ofcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdecisional capacity
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.If a patient withdecisionalcapacityrefused treatment, 75% would accept this decision, although 19% would override their patient's wishes and intervene.From theCambridge English CorpusAlthough the legal standards vary from state to state, expert clinicians agree that there are four core standards that are necessary fordecisionalcapacity.From theCambridge English CorpusThe requirement of informed consent would restrict usage, for enhancement, to adults withdecisionalcapacity.From theCambridge English CorpusFor example, a physician as plaintiff to license revocation, or a patient as plaintiff to a physician who concludeddecisionalcapacitywithout two other consultants?From theCambridge English CorpusI noted that the team seemed a bit unclear about the idea ofdecisionalcapacity.From theCambridge English CorpusIn seeking consent from these subjects, at a minimum and regardless ofdecisionalcapacity, the subject must "assent" to participation in the study.From theCambridge English CorpusIn these contexts,decisionalcapacitymay only be socially expressed.From theCambridge English CorpusThose acting as surrogates for patients who lackdecisionalcapacityhave an ethical obligation to make a good-faith effort to apply the "best interests" criterion from that particular patient's perspective.From theCambridge English CorpusThus, a more stringent procedural requirement was put on the physician for determination ofdecisionalcapacityof the homebound patient as part of the informed consent process.From theCambridge English CorpusHow much more basic can one get than informed consent, the presumption ofdecisionalcapacity, the primacy of the physician - patient relationship, and the integrity of the health professions?From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Want to learn more?Go to the definition ofcapacitySee other collocations withcapacity#https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/decisional-capacity##
