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Geriatric and Child/Adolescent Special Considerations
Concept Map
Child/ Adolescent DIagnosis
Geriatric Diagnosis
Medications
Therapy
THErAPY
Medications
SAFETY
Safety
Consent
Consent
Approaches
Approaches
Briefly describe decisional capacity and a link discussing it in the population It is important to assess the decisional capacity of all patients, but especially the elderly population. There is a higher prevalence of cognitive decline in this population. Assessing the ability for this population to undertand the information and making an informed consent is important. Explaining the information and having them repeat it back is a great way to assess their ability to make an informed decision on the education they received. Repeating information as necessary can be beneficial for these patients as well. https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/health-care-professionals-information/assessing-cognitive-impairment-older-patients