老年人的知情同意：评估决策能力。

Department of Nursing, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 76909, USA.

Semin Perioper Nurs. 1997 Jan;6(1):59-64.

Informed consent is a process involving both patient rights and professional responsibilities. A nurses discomfort with an elderly person's ability to make a fully informed choice can be a source of ethical conflict. Assessing mental capacity in this vulnerable patient population is a necessary function of respecting patient autonomy.

知情同意是一个涉及患者权利和专业责任的过程。护士对老年人做出充分知情选择能力的不安可能成为伦理冲突的根源。在这一脆弱患者群体中评估心理能力是尊重患者自主权的一项必要职能。