surgical consent
Procedure agreement form
Surgical consent is formal authorization from a patient permitting a medical procedure to be performed.
The process requires that the patient understand the nature of the surgery, its risks, benefits, and alternatives before agreeing.
Without informed consent, surgery may constitute battery.
The nurse witnessed the patient sign the surgical consent form before the operation.
- voluntarinessState of acting freely
- explanationStatement making something clear
- agreementShared position between parties
- choiceAct of selecting
- formShape or document
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