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. Physicians cannot provide consent for treatment for their patients.

True

False

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2. Any regulated healthcare provider can obtain informed consent for any treatment proposal.

True

False

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3. Informed consent can be obtained over the phone.

True

False

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4. Informed consent is needed for treatment in almost all situations.

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Capable residents have the right to refuse treatment - even if health care providers think it would be beneficial, or life-saving.

True

False

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