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PART 1 MEDICAL-SURGICAL CASES 13. Because B.W. Is not currently able to give consent for surgery, how will consent be obtained 13. When you return from transporting the patient to the OR, B.W.'s wife is in the ED, upset and frightened. The social worker has been called to another emergency. What information do you need to obtain from B.Ws wife? 14. How would you support her?

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Ans) 12) A minor, someone who is 17 years and younger, is generally considered not competent to make informed consent decisions. As a result, it is the minor's parents who provide the informed consent for treatment

- Obtaining informed consent is not always required. If an individual is considered unable to give informed consent, another person is generally authorized to give consent on his behalf, e.g., parents or legal guardians of a child (though in this circumstance the child may be required to provide informed assent) and conservators for the mentally disordered, or consent can be assumed through the doctrine of implied consent, e.g., when an unconscious person will die without immediate medical treatment.

13) Firstly communicate with her to remove frightness & counsel her to provide Information about BW.

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Suggest a general check-up with a physician. Your loved one may be less anxious about seeing a family doctor than a mental health professional. A regular doctor’s visit is actually a great option, since the doctor can rule out medical causes of depression. If the doctor diagnoses depression, they can refer your loved one to a psychiatrist or psychologist. Sometimes, this “professional” opinion makes all the difference.

Offer to help the depressed person find a doctor or therapist and go with them on the first visit. Finding the right treatment provider can be difficult, and is often a trial-and-error process. For a depressed person already low on energy, it is a huge help to have assistance making calls and looking into the options.

Encourage your loved one to make a thorough list of symptoms and ailments to discuss with the doctor. You can even bring up things that you have noticed as an outside observer, such as, “You seem to feel much worse in the mornings,” or “You always get stomach pains before work.

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