For consent to be valid and serve as a defence to allegations of either negligence or assault and battery, it must meet certain requirements: 1) Disclosure of information, 2) Understanding, 3) competence and capacity, 4) Voluntariness, and 5) Assent or decision
Obtaining informed consent is an ethical obligation of the practice of medicine. It requires deliberate discussion between physician and patient in which sufficient information is given to allow the patient reach an informed decision regarding the medical treatment offered
When the patient is not mentally capable, the discussion must be with the substitute decision maker
The information disclosed to the patient includes:
1. The nature of the procedure: in simple terms; what will
Obtaining informed consent is an ethical obligation of the practice of medicine. It requires deliberate discussion between physician and patient in which sufficient information is given to allow the patient reach an informed decision regarding the medical treatment offered
When the patient is not mentally capable, the discussion must be with the substitute decision maker
The information disclosed to the patient includes:
1. The nature of the procedure: in simple terms; what will