Your patient tells you that her name is Susan and that she hit her head while falling down a flight of stairs. She knows the date and day of the week. She is

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Susan demonstrates awareness of her identity, the circumstances of her injury, and the current date, indicating mental competence. Legal competence, however, is determined by a court, not by a medical assessment of awareness or orientation.

Your Patient Tells You That Her Name Is Susan and That