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8. Informed Consent Flashcards

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allows you to participate in your own medical care

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Informed Consent

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it enables you to decide which treatments you do or do not want to receive

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Informed Consent

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allows you to make decisions with your healthcare provider

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Informed Consent

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health care provider explains a medical treatment to a patient before the patient agrees to it

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Informed Consent

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patient can ask questions and accept or deny treatment

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Informed Consent

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a contract wherein the patient voluntarily gives permission to someone (in this case, the imaging staff) to perform a procedure or service

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Informed Consent

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medical aspect of _____ hopes to establish rapport with the patient through communication to secure a successful outcome

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consent

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In a Healthcare Setting, the process of informed consent includes:

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  • ability to make decision
  • explanation of information needed to make the decision
  • understanding of the medical information
  • voluntary decision to get treatment
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Informed Consent is needed in:

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  1. Invasive procedures such as surgical incision, a biopsy, a cystoscopy, or paracentesis
  2. Procedures requiring sedation and/or anesthesia
  3. A nonsurgical procedure such as an arteriography that may carry risk to the patient
  4. Double-contrast Barium enema, MRI, Mammography, diagnostic Angiography, Interventional Radiology Biliary-Urinary-Radiofrequency
  5. Exposure to x-rays of female patients of child-bearing age (Procedures that involve radiation)
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An informed consent agreement should include the following information:

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  1. Explanation of procedure and its risks
  2. Description of benefits and alternatives
  3. An offer to answer questions about the procedure
  4. Instructions that the patient may withdraw consent
  5. A statement informing the patient if the protocol differs from customary procedure
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Why do you need to sign a consent form?

When you sign the form, it means

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  • You received all the relevant information about your procedure from your healthcare provider
  • You understand this information
  • You used this information to determine whether or not you want the procedure
  • You agree, or consent, to get some or all of the treatment options
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If you’d like to let another person make your future medical decisions, you can fill out a form called an ______

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Advanced directive

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legal documents that state the patient’s wishes when the patient becomes unable to speak for themselves

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Advanced directive

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Types of Advanced Directives

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  1. Living Will
  2. Durable Power of Attorney
  3. Surrogate Decision Maker
  4. Guardianship
  5. Health Care Proxy
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life-support treatments such as mechanical ventilation, CPR and life sustaining medications

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Living Will

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nutrition and hydration - feeding tubes and artificial nutrition’s

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Living Will

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guardianship or decision maker

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Living Will

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dialysis and organ donation

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Living Will

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the attorney appointed is given the responsibility to take care of banking, legal and real estate decision making for a specified amount of time that may be for a lifetime if needed

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Durable Power of Attorney

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must follow the religious and moral beliefs when making a choice for the patient

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Surrogate (Surrogate Decision Maker)

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is a form of surrogate decision making where the surrogate attempts to establish would have made if the patient were competent to do so

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Substituted judgement

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a process where the court system declares a patient incompetent for decision making and a legal guardian is appointed for managing financial, medical and living decisions

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Guardianship

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an appointed person to make health treatment decisions if the said person is unable to do so for themselves

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Health Care Proxy

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When can others sign a consent form on your behalf?

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  • You can’t give consent
  • Another person can make your medical decisions if you can’t provide consent
  • This may happen if you’re in a coma, or have a condition like advanced Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
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Others ways informed consent is used:

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In a research setting:

  • purpose and procedure of the study
  • relevant information about the study, including risks and benefits
  • your ability to understand this information
  • your voluntary decision to participate
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When is informed consent not required?

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  • informed consent isn’t always required in emergencies
  • In an emergency, your provider may look for your closest blood relatives for consent
  • If relatives aren’t available, of if you’re in a life-threatening situation, a healthcare provider can perform the necessary life-saving procedures without consent
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is consent legal?

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no, if the patient is not informed of all aspects of the procedure to be performed
-potential risks, benefits, and suggested alternatives

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patient usually consents or refuses a procedure based on the _____ that the health care professional provides

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information

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Levels of Informed

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  1. Simple Consent

2. Inadequate Consent

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a matter of obtaining a patient’s permission to perform a procedure without knowledge of that procedure

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Simple Consent

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occurs when the patient does not stop the procedure from taking place

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Express Consent

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occurs in emergency situations when it it not possible to obtain consent from the patient, his or her parents, or a legal representative

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Implied Consent

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is a type of informed consent

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Implied Consent

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this consent is suggested, or implied, by the patient’s actions

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Implied Consent

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it isn’t explicitly stated or written down

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Implied Consent

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a granting without formal agreement

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Implied Consent

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  • patient’s appointment with a physician

- showing up at the agreed upon time for surgery

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Implied Consent

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ignorant consent

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Inadequate Consent

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occurs when the patient has not been informed adequately to make a responsible decision

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Inadequate Consent

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the patient can bring charges of negligence when he or she has had inadequate consent, particularly if the patient sustains injury

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Inadequate Consent

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wrongful act by a physician, lawyer, or other professional that injures a patient or client

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Malpractice

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patient/client may file a civil lawsuit to recover damages (money) to compensate for the injury

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Malpractice

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valid consent must be freely given, without coercion

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Voluntary Consent

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legal definition, individual who is not autonomous and cannot give or withhold consent (e.g. individuals who are mentally retarded, mentally ill, or comatose)

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Incompetent Patient

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information must be written and delivered in language understandable to the patient

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Patient Able to Comprehend

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Questions must be answered to facilitate comprehension of material is confusing

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Patient Able to Comprehend

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when a healthcare provider recommends a specific procedure, you have the right to _____

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accept or refuse it

48
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if your decide to move forward, you’ll need to give ______ first

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informed consent

49
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means that you made a voluntary and educated decision

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Informed consent

50
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it also means that your healthcare provider has fully explained the medical procedure, including its risks and benefits

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Informed consent

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