Week 3 Discussion 3.3: Uninformed Consent
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Uninformed Consent Costly For Patients? [3:20]Links to an external site.
Healthcare Consent [9:11]Links to an external site.
Describe the best way to ensure patients truly understand what they are getting
themselves into when signing a consent form.
Explain how to address this issue of understanding when patients may not read the form
or ask questions regarding the reasonable risks involved.
Week 3 Discussion 3.4: Informed Consent
Write a response in 150-to 250-words on the following:
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How much information is sufficient for informed consent to be effective?
Consider your answer from both the objective and subjective forms of consent.