USMLE® Step 2 CK · Social Sciences, Ethics & Patient Safety · Topic SOC-CAP-01
Assessing decision-making capacity vs competence
Assessing decision-making capacity vs competence (SOC-CAP-01) in USMLE® Step 2 CK Social Sciences, Ethics & Patient Safety (USMLE® Step 2 CK Review Book p. 9). Guideline basis: 2019 ACP Ethics Manual; AMA Code of Medical Ethics. Covers: The four elements of capacity, Who assesses and when, Unwise choices, dementia, and psychiatric illness, When capacity is absent. Practice 34 QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk bedside clinical algorithms, FlashCards, and ImageBank on TheCodexes.com. Understand beyond your boards.
- Topic Code
- SOC-CAP-01
- Chapter
- Social Sciences, Ethics & Patient Safety
- Review Book Page
- p. 9
- QuestionBank Items
- 34 questions
Primary Guideline / Source: 2019 ACP Ethics Manual; AMA Code of Medical Ethics
Key Clinical Sections
- The four elements of capacity
- Who assesses and when
- Unwise choices, dementia, and psychiatric illness
- When capacity is absent