Ethical Issues In Dealing With Informed Consent

Informed consent is the basis for all legal and moral aspects of a patient’s autonomy. Implied consent is when you and your physician interact in which the consent is assumed, such as in a physical exam by your doctor. Written consent is a more extensive form in which it mostly applies when there is testing or experiments involved over a period of time. The long process is making sure the patient properly understands the risk and benefits that could possible happen during and after the treatment. As a physician, he must respect the patient’s autonomy. For a patient to be an autonomous agent, he must have legitimate moral values. The patient has all the rights to his medical health and conditions that arise. When considering informed

Another issue with the implementation of Informed consent arises when the patient waives the right to Informed consent and leaves the right to make the decision on the physician. Though legally correct, this can cause psychological stress for the physician especially when the decision is about a life threatening medical condition. Moreover, this also makes the patient vulnerable to abuse. (Manthous, DeGirolamo, 2003)

Informed consent, what is it and why do patients give it? Well, in the medical field a person must give informed consent before receiving treatment. But what does informed consent even mean? It can be hard to even understand what informed consent is and so this leads a person to wonder ethically if there might also be barriers that would prevent a person from giving informed consent. Could language be a barrier, for example can a medical professional “dumb” down a medical procedure enough for a high school dropout or for a child to understand the treatment being offered to them? While that might sound quite harsh the reality is that some medical patients are exactly that, high school dropouts or young children.

Section 2805-d(3) requires that it “be established that a reasonably prudent person would not have undergone the treatment or diagnosis if he had been fully informed,” see Motichka v Cody, 279 AD2d 310, 720 NYS2d 9 (1st Dept 2001). Plaintiff’s testimony as to what he or she would have done if informed is relevant but not determinative; the jury must balance the risks associated with undergoing the treatment against those associated with foregoing it, Dooley v Skodnek, 138 AD2d 102, 529 NYS2d 569 (2d Dept 1988); Zeleznik v Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital, 47 AD2d 199, 366 NYS2d 163 (2d Dept 1975). Expert testimony concerning what a reasonable person would have done is not necessary to maintain a malpractice claim premised upon lack of informed consent, Hugh v Ofodile, 87 AD3d 508, 929 NYS2d 122 (1st Dept 2011); Andersen v Delaney, 269 AD2d 193, 703 NYS2d 714 (1st Dept 2000); Osorio v Brauner, 242 AD2d 511, 662 NYS2d 488 (1st Dept 1997); see James v Greenberg, 57 AD3d 849, 870 NYS2d 100 (2d Dept

In particular nurses need to be aware that a signed consent form does not make consent informed. Rather it is the process of how the patient makes that decision, recognising the individual’s right to make choices for or against treatment and this should be based on the prudent patient and what they would want to know. This decision will be based on fact, risk and significance to their life. Nurse role during is one of information provider, supporter and advocate to enable patient achieve fully informed

This paper is a representation of two separate healthcare professions; a paramedic (Roscoe) and a registered nurse’s (Gale) perspective of the ethics of informed consent. Informed consent is a familiar and ethically important component of healthcare, grounded by principles and values that provide and maintain professional standards. The following will discuss and analyse the similarities and differences between the two professionals from the AV resource. Present international and national frameworks that influence decision making as well as the individual impact that the Code of Ethics provides in moral dilemmas will be examined. Contrasts of legalities versus ethics will also be explored in regards to vulnerable patients. Furthermore the

Informed consent is an integral part of the medical process, but what is it? How can the principles of Informed Consent conflict with each other or with patient care? It is important to examine Informed Consent very carefully and explore how the principles of Beneficence and Patient Autonomy work with each other for the best interests of the patients, even if the patient is refusing some treatment that is important in the standard of care. However, it may be possible that Informed consent and these elements work against one another, and conflict with the best interests of the patient.

Each of these four cases are issues regarding informed consent. Nurses do not consent the patient for procedures. However, they can assure that the patient understands the procedure. They can support and reiterate what the physician is stating. If there is any hesitancy, the nurse needs to document it and relay the information. The nurse is the patient advocate, so as the physician is explaining and describing the procedure, the nurse needs to be present. If the physician is unaware of the level of education, the nurse needs to communicate the level of education to the physician.

According to According to (Gerald, Corey, Schneider, & Callanan, 2015) “Informed consent involves the right of clients to be informed about their therapy and to make autonomous decisions pertaining to it” (p.154). Section B of the ASCA National standards for School Counselors states “Recognize that providing services to minors in a school setting requires school counselors to collaborate with students’ parents/ guardians as appropriate” (pg.6). Since I will be working in the school system. I have to be aware that parents and guardians are heavily involved with the student’s school counseling experience.

On the other hand, three years ago for the first time, when I went to my physician office in the US, secretary gave me about three-page informed consent form to read and sign. It was a comprehensive form including each detail of the possible treatment, confidentiality, payment, my rights, etc. However, it was also full of medical terminology, which was not understandable for me at that time. According to Corey, Corey, Corey and Callanan (2004), too much information at once could be overwhelming. In fact, as it stated above, initially this form seemed to complex for me. I was focused on my medical problem and not willing to read all of those documents, however, it was not a therapy and makes sense for a one time medical examination. In addition, I remember that I signed this form without completely understanding. After I had read and signed, nurse explained general procedure and details. I was asked various cultural based questions concerning language translation, working with male doctor, my belief system or ethnicity. At that time, I was worried about

Currently, there are nearly as many human biological samples stored in the United States as there are people in the United States, and many of the sources of the samples remain unknown because informed consent was not previously required.   The main dilemma between informed consent and scientists lies within the ethics and practicality of research on tissue removed from a patient’s body for surgical purposes.   Meanwhile, the tissues are studied in labs across the country.  In recent years, the HeLa cell line and the cells backstory have precipitated outrage towards how the tissue was obtained, managed, and the inadequacy of informed consent from Henrietta Lacks and her family.  Since then, other cases have become public regarding the lack

Informed consent is extremely important during any experiments. If the participants do not get informed and consent on the experiment that they will be engaged in, they may panic or even get injured during the experiment. If a participant is injured, the participants have reasons to sue the experimenters. Therefore, before commencing any experiment, all participants must be informed about the experiment itself (such as discussing about the procedure) and any risk of harm that they may get. Experimenting with survey questions, for instance, experimenters should tell the participants about the types of questions that they may be asked and the amount of time the survey would take. Although doing surveys would not cause any physical harm, the experimenters

Who should be responsible to ensure that a patient understands what they are signing? As in all relationships whether romantic, social, or physician-patient there is a responsibility that each person must have to secure a trusting rapport. In a physician-patient relationship, a patient must uphold to their responsibility of understanding their healthcare. They must be able to communicate their concerns, voice misunderstanding, and educate themselves. If the counter-argument of removing informed consent is the fear of taking away a patient’s autonomy then a patient placing their understanding in the hands of the physician implies that informed consent is ineffective. Informed consent foundation is built on the concept of a patient understanding the nature of a treatment or procedure in order to consent to it.

Informed consent is the authorization that gives the patient to the doctor and the institution to receive the services they need for their recovery. The patient can give consent orally or in writing may be total, partial or for a specific procedure. Also the patient has the right to submit advance directives of which stipulates the refusal of a treatment such as blood transfusions or intubation. Guide the hospitalization process, the patient may reject some study or treatment for which he is taking a leave of refusal of treatment, although their lives may be in danger, what matters is that the guidance provided by both the physician and the nurse are documented.

What is informed consent and when, why and how must the physician obtained this consent? From the Medicine Net they defined Informed Consent as “The process by which a patient learns about the procedure, understands the purpose, benefits, and potential risks of a medical or surgical intervention, including clinical trails, and then agrees to receive the treatment or participate in the trial. Informed consent generally requires the patient or responsible party to sign a statement confirming that they understand the risks and benefits of the procedure or treatment.”