Ethical consideration must be high on the agenda in public health since epidemiological findings are socially relevant, often publically funded and the research is conducted on human subjects. As discussed previously, there are two broad types of studies in epidemiology; the observational studies which include the cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies and the experimental study or randomized clinical trial. As a policy writer and programme designer, I am obligated to ensure that investigators and researchers obtain informed consent from their subjects, where possible, and that there is privacy and…
Healthcare professionals should understand the basics of informed consent, they should also never fall short of relaying the information in detail, so it would allow the patient or guardian to make an informed judgement that would be in the care seeker’s best interest. As healthcare providers, our society as a whole trusts their opinion and holds their opinion at a high regard, which is why professional standards forces them to inform the society, in this case their patients, of all the possible treatments and the pros and cons that follow the treatment, in order to bring the individual to their standard of status quo. Physicians have a series of questions to ask themselves, which assist them in justifying that the patient has all the information necessary to…
The client is a 46 year old hispanic woman. She is a single parent of two child. She has a 17 and 14 year old sons. Her 14 year old son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2. Her ex-ex husband was deported back to Mexico and because she wanted her children to have a different life and education she decided to stay here. The client feels guilty over making that decision because she has not be able to devote as much time with her children as she would like. Furthermore, with her 14 year old being autistic it has taken a lot of attention off her 17 year old. The client states that the relationship with her 17 year old son is strained and in fact he has told her that all she cares about is his brother and not him. The…
The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (A-322/2014). The ethics committee waived the need for obtaining the informed consent because it concurred with our argument that we were collecting data from patients admitted to and cared for in an intensive care unit—that was a part of the standard care in the hospital and no intervention was being carried…
This paper describes the events that took place concerning Prosenjit Poddar and Tatiana Tarasoff, as well as the ruling in the case of Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California. The ruling was not a favorable one at first, leaving psychologists feeling this would breach their patients trust. Confidentiality is crucial in a therapist-client relationship. “Legislators reacted to therapists’ concerns regarding the conflict of duties and enacted exceptions to confidentiality statuses when warning was necessary to protect third parties” (“Confidentiality after Tarasoff,” 1994, para. 9).…
All patients have the right to informed consent. Informed consent is “A process of obtaining permission from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure after describing all risks, side effects, and…
As a clinical research nurse, it is my responsibility to ensure that all of my patients (or subjects) submit a signed and dated informed consent (IC) form prior to enrollment in a study. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that all clinical trials or study sponsors (pharmaceutical manufacturer of the study drug) maintain proof of IC for each subject, in every trial, without exception in their respective trial master file (TMF). Potential barriers for participants in clinical research studies might be patients or subjects who are uneducated, and or, patients who are not able to assure his or her health care provider that they fully understand information that is provided, and IC may not be obtained. The NIH defines consent capacity as an "adult's ability to understand information relevant to making an informed, voluntary decision to participate in research." This information includes a description of the study, its potential risks and benefits, the right to give voluntary consent, the right to withdraw from the study, anonymity, confidentiality, and ways to lessen any risks. However, many people do not understand these components of an informed consent for a variety of reasons. These include people with "mental disorders, neurological disorders such as stroke or dementia, metabolic impairment,…
Informed consent in clinical research: Revisiting few concepts and areas. Perspectives in Clinical Research, 4(1), 26–32. http://doi.org/10.4103/2229-3485.106373 Hermann, D. H. (2001). Miss Evers Boys. Journal of Law and Health, 88(3), 147-163.…
Consent also has a legal angle. Patients have the right to decide about what they do or what others can do to their lives and their bodies. Therefore, obtaining consent is necessary for anything other than a routine physical examination and investigation. Informed consent prior medical intervention protects the doctor and the hospital in which he or she works from certain forms of litigation, because the medical intervention was legal, and carried out after authorization by the patient. However, legal protection of the informed consent does not protect the doctor in case of errors and malpractice. The primary care physician obtained informed consent from Mrs. R and I also take the patient’s consent for conducting the interview since any act done without permission, is considered as medical battery. Additionally,…
This paper is about Domestic cold violence. Most of people are familiar with domestic violence, but only a few people hear of “cold violence”. The paper will discuss with the following aspects: meaning, characteristic, harm and measures. This paper will gives you a good idea of cold violence. Cold violence is one of domestic violence. It is a serious social problem, and a lot of families are suffered from cold violence in difference degrees. We can not ignore cold violence, because it is becoming a killer of marriage in these days. We should know about clod violence and find a way to stop this abuse.…
Fisher, Ph.D., C. B., & Oransky, M. (2002). Informed Consent to Psychotherapy and the American Psychological Association 's Ethics Code. National Register of Health Service Psychologists,…
Informed consent is when you get permission from someone before giving care to that person and they have the choice to accept or refuse the care. Some issues a health care professional might face could be confidentiality, relationships with patients and matters related to consent, especially in the treatment of minors. Also you may have issues with making a decision to turn-off life support. The laws of HIPAA would need to be kept up to date as they do change often. With the HIPAA laws, discussing patients with those involved such as family and friends can be done under certain conditions. Although there are many efforts to keep confidentiality safe, it is still difficult to accomplish. Staff should be trained on how to discuss patient information…
Informed consent is obtained by a legally competent person, who voluntarily accepts or declines the consent after being informed of the treatment including side effects, adverse effects.(Ref 1,2) Many people are frightened by unfamiliar medical procedures and interventions and may thus want to back off from any treatment. This decision should be respected, and the client should not be forced into taking any of these medication or treatment. Rather the nurse can educate them to the best of…
Informed consent is a crucial part of social work care with every single client that you work with. “In the U.S. health care system, individual patients are subject to informed consent. That is, physicians and healthcare staff must inform an individual patient about his or her “diagnosis, prognosis and alternatives for treatment. (McLaughlin & Braun. 1999, p.322) A patient then has the right to provide consent for continuation of the treatment process.” (Kirst-Ashman, 2014) As stated in our textbook, “to be in ethical compliance social workers must expressly state what the services are, why they are being recommended, any risks and benefits related to the service, the time frame that will be covered by the client consent and a client’s right…
The purpose and procedures of this study will be explained through a written statement of informed consent that each participant will sign. In the statement of informed consent, it will be explained that all of their answers will be kept confidential. The proposal will be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board of Johnson C. Smith University.…