Cericola S A
Beverly Hills Ambulatory Surgery Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Plast Surg Nurs. 1998 Winter;18(4):249-51.
Understanding and facilitating the informed consent process is our duty as perioperative nurses. Acting as patient advocates, we must determine if our patients have given "informed consent" prior to surgical treatment. When we witness our patients signing consent forms, we must be sure they are competent to sign; that they have spoken with the physician and have discussed the proposed procedure (including the risks, benefits and alternative treatments) and have had their questions answered; and have read the consent form they are being asked to sign. As nurses, we must become aware of our responsibilities related to informed consent. By understanding the concept of informed consent and its legal implications, we will be able not only to the facilitate informed consent process but also to fulfill our legal responsibilities.
理解并推动知情同意程序是我们围手术期护士的职责。作为患者的倡导者，我们必须确定我们的患者在接受手术治疗之前是否已给出“知情同意”。当我们目睹患者签署同意书时，我们必须确保他们有能力签署；他们已与医生交谈并讨论了拟议的手术程序（包括风险、益处和替代治疗方法），且他们的问题已得到解答；并且他们已阅读了要求他们签署的同意书。作为护士，我们必须意识到我们与知情同意相关的责任。通过理解知情同意的概念及其法律含义，我们不仅将能够推动知情同意程序，还将履行我们的法律责任。
