Question

question # 1
multiple choice
which patient displays decisional competency?
◯ a patient who is under the influence of drugs and alcohol
◯ an elderly patient with a memory disorder
◯ a patient who is mentally impaired
◯ a pregnant patient

Explanation:

Decision - making competency can be affected by substances like drugs and alcohol. A patient under the influence of such substances may not be able to make rational, informed decisions. Pregnancy, mental impairment (without external substance influence in this context), or having a memory disorder (if not due to acute substance - related causes) do not directly imply decisional incompetency in the same immediate sense as drug and alcohol influence.

Answer:

a patient who is under the influence of drugs and alcohol