A patient tells a nurse, "My children had me ruled incompetent. I'm going to ask the doctor to reverse that ruling.". The nurse's reply should be based on the fact that:
a. incompetency may only be reversed by a court.
b. competency is automatically restored upon discharge from the hospital.
c. being declared incompetent is associated with specific medical diagnoses.
d. competency is not a major issue since it does not interfere with the right to vote, marry, and divorce.
A
Competence or incompetence is determined in a court; it is not a medical decision.
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