Assignment:
What is the legal and ethical issues around patient capacity and the surrogate decision making. The patient refuses surgery and surrogate daughter want everything done. The social worker think the daughter is afraid of an elder-neglect investigation if the father dies.
Review Appelbaum, P.S. (2007). Assessment of patients' competence to consent to treatment. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(18), 1834-40. www.merckmanuals.com/home/fundamentals/legal and ethical issues
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.