By law, the physician who will perform the procedure must explain the risks and benefits of the surgery, along with other treatment options. However, the nurse is often the person who actually witnesses the patient's signature on the consent form.
There is a theory that the practice of acquiring informed consent is rooted in the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials. At the war crimes tribunal in 1949, 10 standards were put forth regarding physicians' requirements for experimentation.
The result of informed consent is greater safety and protection for patients, physicians, and society.
Nurses frequently assist in answering questions, but physicians should obtain consent personally from their patients.
Robert M. Politzer has written: 'The impact of foreign-trained doctors on the supply of physicians' -- subject(s): Foreign Physicians, Physicians, Supply and demand
No you can not. You must be 16 with parents consent. 18+ consent is not needed
Angela Palmieri has written: 'Gli stili di vita dei medici' -- subject(s): Physicians, Physicians on television
J. Norman Henry has written: 'The College of Physicians' -- subject(s): Accessible book, College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Thomas Roy Peyton has written: 'Quest for dignity' -- subject(s): Biography, Physicians, African American physicians
A Physicians Assistant must graduate from an accredited Physicans Assistant program and will need to be licensed by the state board in their state and pass a certification exam given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Most physicians assistants already have a bachelors degree and often some work experience in a medical field before going to the physicians assistant program.
Federal law ruled that spousal consent is not required for a woman to get a tubal ligation. However, there are some state and local laws which are written in such a way that it can still be an issue. In addition, privately owned hospitals as well as individual physicians have a right to refuse to perform the procedure without spousal consent.
Samuel Gregory has written: 'Female physicians'
Julia Boyd has written: 'The excellent doctor Blackwell' -- subject(s): Biography, Women physicians, Physicians, Women in medicine, History