What is your understanding of the term informed consent?

Ethical considerations of practice

Q3a) (5 Marks word

count 50 )

What is your understanding of the term informed consent?

Use this link below

· E-book chapter 5

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Essential_Law_and_Ethics

_in_Nursing/KC3tDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nursing+law+a

nd+ethics+ebook+2nd+edition&printsec=frontcover

Q3b) (5 Marks word

count 50 )

Why is it important that the patient gives consent to any intervention?

· Nursing and midwifery council (NMC) 2018 the code :

professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses,

midwives and nursing associates link

https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publicati

ons/nmc-code.pdf code point 4.2 page 7, code point 4.3 page 8.

· E-book chapter 5

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Essential_Law_and_Ethics

_in_Nursing/KC3tDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nursing+law+a

nd+ethics+ebook+2nd+edition&printsec=frontcover

Q3c) (15 Marks word

count 300 )

Please read the following article –

https://aacnjournals.org/aacnacconline/article/30/3/287/21965/Role-of-the-

Critical-Care-Nurse-in-Disclosing

Consider the following points:

• What are the ethical dilemmas identified in this scenario related to

Ms B’s care and treatment?

• What could go wrong with the approach taken by the medical intern

who has inadvertently disclosed Ms B’s diagnosis and why?

• What role can the nurse, Susan, play in resolving the ethical

dilemmas that have arisen around the possibility of disclosing Ms B’s new

health information?

• Please ensure that you support your discussion with evidence.

· All claims/statements must be supported by reference to the

current literature, within all of your answers