If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility remain with the ordering physician? One facility, by ...

To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (include "Ask the Expert" in subject line). A registered nurse (RN) wants to know the ...

The Department of Health (DOH) recently announced that it will only inform vaccine recipients of the brand of COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination center. It assured us, however, that consent will ...

The union of nurses and midwives raised several complaints in their regard. Obviously in hospital, work conditions can be dire especially when staff decrease. It seems that gone are the days when ...

The ethical and legal aspects of informed consent have historically been linked. However, they must be separated – not only conceptually, but also in medical-research practice – because conflation ...

David Blakeney died in a nursing home. Mr. Blakeney was a 63-year-old nursing home resident with dementia who died eight months after being prescribed an antipsychotic drug to address behaviors ...

Informed consent is a process that’s required for most medical procedures. However, there’s often confusion about what informed consent is, what it means, and when it’s needed. In a healthcare setting ...

Gaining ethical approval is a key part of being able to undertake research but can be complex. Understanding the process will help you to submit a successful application Abstract This article offers ...

If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility remain with the ordering physician? One facility, by ...