What do you do when a patient is not able to make decisions for themselves and there is no designated proxy or surrogate decision-maker available?
May 4th, 2023
There should be an ethics and legal team at the institution
July 26th, 2023
Hi! If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves and has no designated proxy or surrogate decision maker available, The social worker and/or the ethics committee needs to be contacted for assistance.