Informed Consent
Informed Consent
Objectives
Define confidentiality and informed consent
Discuss the importance of confidentiality &
consent
List ethical and legal elements of informed consent
Discuss the process informed consent.
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Objectives…..
Discuss nurse’s roles and responsibilities in
consent process
Implication of case consultation in nursing ethics.
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Confidentiality
Is an important principle in ethics, and is a central
part of all research projects.
About your privacy, meaning that any information
you tell someone will be kept between you and
that person, unless it is clear that it is public or
open access information.
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Informed Consent
Permission granted in full knowledge of the
possible consequences, typically that which is
given by a patient to a Doctor/Nurse for treatment
with knowledge of the possible risks and benefits.
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Why Confidentiality is Important?
Creating a trusting environment by respecting
patient privacy encourages the patient to seek care
and to be as honest as possible during the course
of a health care visit. It may also increase the
patient’s willingness to seek care.
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Why Confidentiality is Important?...
For conditions that might be stigmatizing, such as
reproductive, sexual, public health, and psychiatric
health concerns, confidentiality assures that
private information will not be disclosed to family
or employers without their consent.
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Why Informed Consent is Important?
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Why Informed Consent is Important?
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Elements of
Informed
Consent
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The Five Elements of Informed Consent
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The 5 Elements of Informed Consent
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The 5 Elements of Informed Consent
3. Patient understanding: This is perhaps the
most challenging aspect of informed consent; it is
the responsibility of the healthcare provider to
identify and attempt to overcome such barriers as
the following:
Fear or denial
Illness
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The 5 Elements of Informed Consent
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The 5 Elements of Informed Consent
4. Voluntariness: The patient has to make a personal
decision without coercion. He or she cannot simply
yield to the suggestion of a family member, healthcare
provider, or any other individual.
5. Authorization: The patient should actively agree to
a course of action and that decision should be
documented.
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The process of Informed Consent
Introduction
Environment
Assessment of Capacity to Consent
Presentation of the Elements of Informed Consent
Use of a Delayed Consent Procedure
Assessment of the Subject’s Comprehension
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The process of Informed Consent Conti…
Documentation of Informed Consent
Ongoing Consent
Conclusion
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Summary
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References
Burkhardt M. A. & Nathaniel A. K. Ethics issues in
Contemporary Nursing 3rd Ed. Clifton Park, USA:
Delmar
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