What to do when functional and legal families disagree.
In Case 1, a nurse describes a scenario in which a patient's functional and legal families disagree about who has the right to make consent decisions. Case 2 reveals the situation's legal and ethical implications for nurses and how they can facilitate a resolution.
Gonzales
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St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Dever
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Singleton
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D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D018454:Spouses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States