Question

1 point
Which of the following
psychiatric treatments require
that a psychiatric nurse obtain
written informed consent from
a patient?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Informed consent is the patient’s agreement to permit healthcare providers to perform any invasive procedures or medical surgeries in awareness of the risks, benefits, alternatives treatment and consequences of refusing consent (Black, 2004). Technically speaking, obtaining consent from patients or authorised persons is not under the nurse’s scope of duty.

However, as nurses are often indirectly involving in the process of obtaining consent and exchanging detailed information concerning the treatments or procedures as they spend the most time with patients. Thus, it is crucial for nurses to better understand the role they play in obtaining informed consent from patients