title: Mental capacity Act 2005: assessing decision-making capacity.
abstract: In last month's article on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah outlined the statutory principles and key powers that underpin the Act. This month's article considers one of the fundamental requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, how and when should district nurses assess decision making capacity.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Cassam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003657:Decision Making; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom