Patient Comprehension Of Informed Consent

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY
Health and Human Sciences
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Student Name:
Dianne Brown
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22400970
Unit Name:
Discipline of Nursing
Unit Code:
NRS10731
Tutor’s name:
June
Assignment No.:
2
Assignment Title:
Annotated Bibliography 2015
Due date:
27th March 2015
Date submitted:
27th March 2015

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
Richardson, V. (2013). Patient comprehension of informed consent. The Journal of Perioperative Practice, 23(1&2), 26-30. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/docview/1272294383?accountid=16926
BRIEF SUMMARY
This review article discusses and identifies the importance of patient comprehension of informed consent in Healthcare. It focuses on identifying and discussing various elements that affect a patient’s comprehension of informed consent, highlights their importance in relation to ensuring consent is valid and the importance of patient autonomy, assessing their understanding, and the relevant requirements that ensure consent is valid.
Furthermore, it emphasises that informed consent is a process and discusses the five key components related to valid consent.
EVALUATION
This peer reviewed article appears to be well-researched and well-structured, using clear and extensive evidence supported from research studies and literature, on the topic of patient comprehension of Informed consent in Health care.
The article extensively explores all aspects and issues involved in obtaining valid informed consent, including factors that may affect a patient’s comprehension, such as low educational levels, language barriers, age and culture.
Overall, the article appears to assist in understanding key concepts associated with valid informed consent, through ensuring a patient’s comprehension.
RELEVANCE
Information contained in this article is highly relevant and useful in adequately understanding the legal and ethical requirements of a patient’s comprehension of informed consent.
As Health professionals, our professional guidelines require us to act in the best interest of the patient and to seek, obtain, and understand the importance of informed consent (HPC 2008a,b)
Standard 2.2 of the nurse practioner standards for practice (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA], 2014) highlights an individuals rights in making an informed decision and respecting this right while making sure they are provided with information that is accurate and interpreted in an understanding
manner.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
Rock, M. J. & Hoebeke, R. (2014). Informed Consent: Whose Duty to Inform? Journal of Perioperative Practice, 23(3), 189-91, 194. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/docview/1544897535?accountid=16926
BRIEF SUMMARY
This article discusses, identifies and explains the role of and changes that history and common law have had in guiding health care workers in compliance of requirements related to consent.
It also details the types of consent, for example expressed and implied consent, and consequences that may result when valid consent is not obtained.
It also covers both the physician and the nurse’s duty in the role of consent, with consideration to legal duty and liability in providing details about the procedure and associated risks.
Furthermore, it emphasises that a nurse needs to understand the role they have in the process of informed consent, such as patient advocate, signature witness, and upholding patient’s right to self-determination.

EVALUATION
This article appears to provide a well-researched and clear understanding of the role that history and the law played in shaping consent. While the article is from authors in the United States of America, it is still relevant to Australian Health Care Context, as it addresses a patient’s fundamental right to consent to medical treatment and recognizing specific patient rights and a nurse’s legal and ethical obligations.
Overall, the article provides a good understanding of the history behind consent and the roles both a physician and a nurse are responsible for and their legal and moral obligations.

RELEVANCE
Information contained in this article is relevant to understanding the legal and ethical requirements of the nurse’s role and the physician’s role, clearly distinguishing between each one.
It appears to demonstrate and highlight the importance of a Nurse’s knowledge regarding both legal and ethical rights, for both themselves and their patients.
Value Statement 5.2, of the Nurse’s Code of conduct (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australian [NMBA], 2008), regarding Nurses valuing informed decision making, highlights relevance to this articles issues.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
Tabak, N., & Zvi, M. R. (2008). When Parents Refuse a Sick Teenager the Right to Give Informed Consent: The Nurse’s Role. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 25, 106-111. Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/documentSummary;dn=253644358760907;res=IELAPA
BRIEF SUMMARY
This scholarly paper discusses the case for allowing children to be involved in making significant choices in their medical decision making. It refers specifically to a case where a young 15 year old boy’s parents refused to let him be a part of medical discussions and decisions concerning his own medical treatment. It considers and discusses two important principles, the patient’s best interest and informed consent.
It also highlights and explains the importance of the nurse’s role and the ethical-problem solving that is involved.
EVALUATION
This article appears to be well-researched and well-structured, with extensive and in-depth review of the case study and related literature sources.
The article extensively explores the issues involved in this article and clearly explains and defines the roles of all of the protagonists involved in the conflict, such as the child patient, parents, medical staff and nurses.
Although the article is from authors in Israel, it is still relevant to health care context within Australia.
Overall, the article is well informed and provides a thorough example and understanding of an important conflict that may be faced by any health care worker within their scope of duty.

RELEVANCE
Information contained in this article is highly relevant and useful in adequately understanding the process of decision making when faced with the conflict of a child patient in the medical decision making process. It is appears to be helpful with providing understanding of the two important principles, the patient’s best interest and informed consent and in explaining the importance of the nurse’s role and the ethical-problem solving that is involved.
The Nurse’s code of Ethics, Value Statement three, which explains that nurses value the diversity of people, and Statement Two, which explains that Nurses value respect and kindness for self and others, is highly relevant to the conflict in this article.
(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australian [NMBA], 2008). .
REFERENCES

Department of Health. (2009). Reference guide to consent for examination or treatment. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/docview/1272294383?accountid=16926

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2014). Nurse Practitioner standards for practice. Retrieved from http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Codes-Guidelines.aspx Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2008). Code of ethics for nurses. Retrieved from
http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Codes-Guidelines.aspx