Informed Consent

Today is our topic of discussion Informed Consent

Informed Consent

Definition:

It means ‘consent by a patient to a surgical or medical procedure or participation in a clinical study after achieving an understanding of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved’.

Elements of informed consent:

The information must be presented in the language of the patient which includes the following-

1. The nature of the decision/procedures
2. Reasonable alternatives to the proposed intervention 
3. The relevant risks, benefits, and uncertainties related to each alternativetia)
4. The probable results if no treatment is undertaken
5. Assessment of patient understanding on ilusioboT-anabilnos has the T
6. The acceptance of the intervention by the patient. 

Importance of informed consent: 

1. It ensures ethical right of every individual to make decisions about their own body mind
2. Legal protection: It offers legal protection to 
3. Doctor/health care provider against claims of assault and battery due to failure to obtain valid consent
4. Hospital authority 
5. Sometimes to police, patient’s relatives and patient himself too of Pose so bluore
6. Improved outcome with patient cooperation and understanding
7. Provide a bottom up demand for evidence based information baat 11-noitestauranto).
8. It provides valid data for all sorts of biomedical research 

Nurse-patient relationship:

The nurse-patient relationship has a powerful impact on patient satisfaction. Nurses spend most time with patients. Patients see nurse’s interactions with others on the care team and draw conclusions about the hospital based on their observations. 

Without a positive nurse patient relationship, there cannot be patient and family satisfaction. And there cannot be an environment that supports anxiety reduction and healing.

Nurse-doctor relationship:

The nurse-doctor relationship implies that nurses and physicians working together cooperatively to achieve shared problem solving, communication and coordination. The significant patient outcomes include –

• Improved patient satisfaction blow all sa 
• Improved patient transfer and discharge decisions      
• Improved patient care or outcomes
• Decreased risk-adjusted length of stay for patients 
• Reduced medication errors
• Collaboration has also been found to be an integral factor in positive patient outcomes regardless of the severity of the patient’s condition.

Nursing outcomes associated with nurse-doctor collaboration include: 

• Improved job satisfaction 
• Decreased job associated stress Improved communication amongst caregivers 
• Improved understanding of the nursing role
• Improved efficiency

Doctor outcomes associated with nurse-doctor collaboration: 

• Improved job satisfaction
• Improved communication amongst 
• Decreased job associated stress
• Improved understanding of the nursing role
• Improved efficiency

Organizational outcomes associated with nurse-doctor collaboration include:

• Decreased costs
• Improved efficiency of healthcare workers]

Disease –

is a pathologic alteration in normal anatomy or physiology that produces signs and symptoms, affects quality of life, and is apprehended by the objective diagnostic skill of the doctor/health care provider.

Illness –

is experienced by the patient and is perceived as subjectively unique in terms of feeling unwell and creating suffering for both the patient and the family.

Treatment of disease –

requires knowledge and technical skill, whereas treatment of illness requires knowledge and empathy. Both activities require communication between the patient and the doctor/health care provider.

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