title: Assessment and management of patients who lack decision-making capacity.
authors.affiliation: Rosanne M. Radziewicz is a psychiatric advanced practice nurse, Anastasia Driscoll is a nurse practitioner, palliative care, and Mallika Lavakumar is a director of psychiatry consultation-Liaison Services at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Rosanne M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Radziewicz
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: Mallika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavakumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic