Consent Quiz

Do you know when consent is required?

Do you know who can and who cannot provide it?

Who must ask for it?

Take the consent quiz to find out how well you understand consent to treatment in Ontario

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Consent Quiz

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1. Even if a resident is capable, informed consent for treatment must also be obtained from the person named in the resident's Power of Attorney for Personal Care document.

True

False

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2. Ontario's Health Care Consent Act includes principles that substitute decision makers are to follow when making treatment decisions for someone else.

True

False

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3. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario requires informed consent for all "Do Not Resuscitate" or "DNR" orders.

True

False

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4. Health care providers must still obtain informed consent even if the resident's wishes are known.

True

False

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5. Informed consent can be obtained over the phone.

True

False

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6. A resident's substitute decision maker can decide whether or not the resident is capable of making treatment decisions.

True

False

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7. A person who has made a Power of Attorney for Personal Care document can no longer make his or her own treatment decisions.

True

False

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8. A written signature from the decision maker shows that informed consent was obtained.

True

False

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9. A resident must consent to a capacity evaluation.

True

False

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10. A substitute decision maker can consent on a resident’s behalf, even if the resident is capable.

True

False

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