Background: Decisional capacity requires four dimensions: 1) understanding of information given to make a choice 2) appreciation of situation as it relates to oneself and own situation 3) ability to engage in comparative and consequential reasoning while rationally manipulating information given and 4) ability to communicate a decision. Recently, there have been 2 main challenges [...]

Background: Hospitals across the nation are gripped with capacity constraints, and some hospitals have indicated they are operating at “Capacity Disaster” status. It is critical to identify solutions that are beneficial to both hospitals and patients. Destino (2019) indicated that early discharges help decrease emergency department and post-anesthesia care unit hospital bed times. The Reverse [...]