Presentation to Board of Ethics

Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility

HCS 335

Presentation to Board of Ethics

Obtaining an informed consent is a vital part of current health care. This document lists out several key pieces of information for both the patient, Provider, and the ancillary staff that also access the document during the procedure process. However, obtaining informed consent has not always been the practice norm and in research, informed consent carries different specifications.

Surgical or Procedure Informed Consent

When a patient is going through the pre-operative stages for surgery or a procedure there is a moment when the provider performing the surgery or procedure must explain the surgery or procedure and the risks to having the surgery or procedure. The...