Informed consent documents explain to potential participants the information that a reasonable person would want to have in order to make an informed decision about whether to participate. Using this ...

Informed consent has been defined as "an individual's autonomous authorization of a medical intervention or of participation in research". [1] In professional and legal regulations it is widely ...

How is patient consent obtained and when can treatment be given without it? This second article in our two-part series comes with a handout for a journal club discussion. Abstract Nurses need to ...

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Before patients undergo intimate physical exams, including ones performed under anesthesia, hospitals must obtain written informed consent — or risk federal funding. That’s according to new guidance ...

Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is ...

Before you anesthetize your patient and begin the scheduled treatment, check that a signed informed consent is in the document center of the patient's computer chart or if a hard copy is in the paper ...