Nursing & Health Survival Guide: Patient Consent

There is an obligation for practitioners to obtain valid consent from their patients before examination, routine personal care or therapeutic treatment. However, the law relating to consent is complex. Situations may arise where a patient requires urgent treatment, yet is either unwilling or unable to give their consent or there are concerns over the form and context of the consent.

Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips.

All you need to know on:

  The underlying principles of consent

  Consent and the adult patient

  Consent and the adult who lacks capacity

  Children and consent

  Young people and consent

  And much more...