Informed consent is essential in nursing practice as it allows patients and health care providers to communicate effectively. It is not just signing a document instead it is used to inform the patient of, risk, alternative, benefit, and understanding of a procedure or treatment. Informed consent gives the patient the right to received treatment and the right to refused treatment or any other intermediations. However, there are three elements that the Joint Commission necessitates that health care providers must consider before offering the patient an informed consent including the information, voluntary consent, and competence (Westrick, 2014).
In this week case scenario, the first reason I believe the nurse should be concerned about the patient is the use of illegal drug before coming to the hospital. The second reason nurse is because patient is having second thought about the procedure. One of the element the Joint Commission mention that health care providers should consider is that patient must be competent before signing a consent. Because this patient is under the oppression of illegal drugs informed consent should be withheld until further …show more content…
The physician is the one that can also answer any question that patient might have and explain the risk and benefits to of their procedure or treatment. The nurse as the patient advocate should witness the consent and ensure patient understand before proceeding. If there are any reasons that a patient cannot sign a consent the health care team must use other methods of ensuring the patient makes the best-informed decision. (Soper, 2016) Concerning this week scenario, to test this patient competence the health care team should consult a psychiatrist for further evaluation before the
In this week case scenario, the first reason I believe the nurse should be concerned about the patient is the use of illegal drug before coming to the hospital. The second reason nurse is because patient is having second thought about the procedure. One of the element the Joint Commission mention that health care providers should consider is that patient must be competent before signing a consent. Because this patient is under the oppression of illegal drugs informed consent should be withheld until further …show more content…
The physician is the one that can also answer any question that patient might have and explain the risk and benefits to of their procedure or treatment. The nurse as the patient advocate should witness the consent and ensure patient understand before proceeding. If there are any reasons that a patient cannot sign a consent the health care team must use other methods of ensuring the patient makes the best-informed decision. (Soper, 2016) Concerning this week scenario, to test this patient competence the health care team should consult a psychiatrist for further evaluation before the