Decision-making capacity and informed consent.
2005
Cathy A Klein
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D007258
Informed Consent
Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.
Consent, Informed
D009722
Nurse Practitioners
Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.
The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.