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Title:

Informed Consent: Essential Legal and Ethical Principles for Nurses.

Authors:

Menendez, Juliet Battard

Affiliation:

St. Lucie Medical Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida

Source:

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics & Regulation (JONAS HEALTHC LAW ETHICS REGUL), 2013 Oct-Dec; 15 (4): 140-4. (13 ref)

Publication Type:

journal article

Language:

English

Major Subjects:

Consent Patient Advocacy Nursing Role Surgical Patients

Minor Subjects:

Collaboration; Nurse-Physician Relations; Surgeons; Patient Autonomy -- Ethical Issues; Decision Making; Patient Education; Competence (Legal) -- Evaluation

Abstract:

Before surgery, the informed consent process is the practical application of shared decision making between a surgeon and a patient. However, nurses, as enlightened patient advocates, also have an entrusted interest in fully understanding the legal and ethical considerations of the informed consent process. Some of the ethical principles impacting informed consent are existing cornerstones of professional nursing practice. Nevertheless, surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility for the informed consent process before surgery. The ideal completion of the informed consent process may be achieved if surgeons and knowledgeable nurses collaborate for the patient's good.

Journal Subset:

Core Nursing; Nursing; Peer Reviewed; USA

Special Interest:

Nursing Administration

ISSN:

1520-9229

MEDLINE Info:

PMID: 24263229 NLM UID: 100888423

Entry Date:

20140110

Revision Date:

20140124

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NHL.0000000000000015

Accession Number:

2012409692

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