Informed Consent Research Paper

Informed consent is based on legal and ethical issues in relation to a person’s healthcare. The consumer must be given information on their illness, treatments or any procedures that are to be done in a way that in understandable to them. If English is not their first language, or there is a language barrier of any type, then a translator should be provided. With this information, they should be able to make an informed decision about their care. This falls under a consumer or patient’s autonomy, or the right to govern and make decisions for themselves. The patient must give permission to be treated. This is required to prevent a malpractice lawsuit. Key issues of informed consent are 1) competency- we assume the patient can make decisions, 2) Voluntary- the patient’s choice to get treated or decline treatment should …show more content…
Fidelity means keeping one’s word or promise. It’s important for the healthcare administrator to implement and oversee that there is fidelity. As it states in the textbook, the healthcare industry relies on trust. (Morrison, 41). Ethics and fidelity is expected among the community. This is considered a right of the consumer and the healthcare organization should honor this right. Many times, it is part of the mission statement of an organization. The healthcare administrator needs to be sure that mission statement is upheld and reflective of what the organization is promising.
Fidelity can also apply to employees. Any promises or agreements must be honored, but wording of these promises must be clear so as not to cause confusion. Communication is important.
There challenges with fidelity in certain situations like with a third-party payer; they are paying and may want information, prisoners may not be given the confidentiality by the institution they are incarcerated in or in the court system, and in the case of epidemics where the illness must be reported to an agency like the