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Lesson 2 - Ethical Principles
Lesson 2 - Ethical Principles
Hospital Triage
→ It is a process of sorting your patient based on their
need for immediate medical treatment.
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Usually made after a physician has briefed the patient
about the medical process to be undertaken.
3. COMPREHENSION
Refers to whether the information given has been
understood or not.
Make sure that the patient really understands the
procedure that you are going to perform.
4. VOLUNTARINESS
This means that the consent must be voluntary.
The patient must, of his/her own free will, make a choice
without being unduly pressured by anyone else.
1. WRITTEN CONSENT
A consent for to be filled out and signed by a patient as
he/she checks in for admission in a hospital.
2. VERBAL CONSENT
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