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Informed Consent Groupings
Informed Consent Groupings
Informed Consent Groupings
Members:
Black, Dean Ezekiel C.
Hidalgo, Richard Demetri
Martin, Keyh-c
Napiza, Elaijha Margaret
Sumulong, Ashley Ann E.
Background
A patient must have enough knowledge and comprehension before making decisions
about their medical care, according to the notion of informed consent, which is based on
medical ethics, medical legislation, and media studies.
The main purpose of the informed consent process is to protect the patient. A consent
form is a legal document that ensures an ongoing communication process between you
and your health care provider.
Things that we should know in an informed consent:
The diagnosis, if known
The nature and purpose of a proposed treatment or procedure
The risk and benefits of proposed treatment or procedures
Alternatives (regardless of costs or extent covered by insurance)
The risk and benefits of alternatives
The risks and benefits of not receiving treatments or undergoing procedures
Definition of Terms:
Informed Consent
A process of discussion between you and your healthcare professional called informed
consent frequently results in agreement or authorization for care, treatment, or services.
Before surgeries and treatments, the patient has the right to information and inquiries.
Adult patients who are mentally competent to consent to treatment must do so before
treatment can start.
The informed consent procedure ensures that before you make a decision, your healthcare
professional has informed you about your illness, as well as testing and treatment
alternatives.
Surrogate
A person chosen to speak on the patient's behalf if they are unable to make decisions for
themselves. This individual might be a spouse, parent, or close friend.
Purpose:
The informed consent's primary goal is to help protect the patient.
A consent form is a legal document that enables you and your health care provider
maintain an ongoing communication process.
It suggests that your health care professional informed you about your disease and
treatment choices, and that you evaluated this knowledge to select the option that you
believe is best for you.
Your state's regulations may specify how, for instance verbally or in writing, you must be
informed of your treatment options.
Together, you and your healthcare professional will choose how to best provide you with
the information you require.
To aid with your understanding of the content, the provider may opt to employ
techniques other than a verbal talk or a written document, such as movies, interactive
computer modules, audio files, or other techniques.
Make sure you comprehend all the information provided, even if it requires reading it
several times or requesting your provider to do so.
Nursing Considerations:
(1) The nurse must choose what approach she would use between the three legal approaches
to adequate informed consent.
The criterion for what constitutes informed consent is set by the state. The following are the
three reputable legal methods for obtaining sufficient informed consent:
SUBJECTIVE STANDARD: This approach answers, What would this patient need to know
and understand to make an informed decision?
REASONABLE PATIENT STANDARD: This approach answers the following, What would
the average patient need to know to be an informed participant in the decision?
REASONABLE PATIENT STANDARD: This approach answers, What would a typical
physician say about this procedure?
(2) Consider consent as a process that ensures patient comprehension and approval rather
than merely a document that they sign.
(3) A coordinated effort between the doctor, nurse, and patient should go into obtaining
informed consent.
Nursing Contraindications:
Several exceptions can be made of the following:
(1) The patient is incapacitated
(2) Life-threatening emergencies with insufficient time to obtain consent
(3) Voluntary waived consent
(4) If the patient's decision-making ability is questioned or unclear, a psychiatrist evaluation
to determine competency may be requested.
A situation may arise in which a patient is unable to make independent decisions but has not
designated a decision-maker. In this case, the next legal surrogate decision-maker must be
determined using the hierarchy of decision-makers established by each state's laws. If this is
unsuccessful, the court may have to appoint a legal guardian.
References:
Bonsall, L. (2015, May 8). Informed Consent: An ethical way of nursing.
https://www.nursingcenter.com/ncblog/may-2015-(1)/informed-consent-an-ethical-way-of-
nursing
Shah, P., Thornton, I., Turrin, D., & Hipskind, J. E. (2022, June 11). Informed Consent -
StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. Informed Consent - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. Retrieved
February 6, 2023, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430827/
Why do I have to sign a consent form? https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-
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Strini, V., et al. (2021, July 29). The Role of the Nurse in Informed Consent to Treatments: An
Observational-Descriptive Study in the Padua Hospital.
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