Menendez Juliet Battard
Author Affiliation: St. Lucie Medical Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul. 2013 Oct-Dec;15(4):140-4; quiz 145-6. doi: 10.1097/NHL.0000000000000015.
Before surgery, the informed consent process is the practical application of shared decision making between a surgeon and a patient. However, nurses, as enlightened patient advocates, also have an entrusted interest in fully understanding the legal and ethical considerations of the informed consent process. Some of the ethical principles impacting informed consent are existing cornerstones of professional nursing practice. Nevertheless, surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility for the informed consent process before surgery. The ideal completion of the informed consent process may be achieved if surgeons and knowledgeable nurses collaborate for the patient's good.
手术前，知情同意过程是外科医生与患者之间共同决策的实际应用。然而，护士作为开明的患者权益倡导者，也肩负着充分理解知情同意过程中法律和伦理考量的受托责任。一些影响知情同意的伦理原则是专业护理实践的现有基石。尽管如此，外科医生对手术前的知情同意过程负有最终责任。如果外科医生和知识渊博的护士为了患者的利益而合作，那么知情同意过程就能理想地完成。
