Nurses have a legal duty to ensure they obtain informed consent from their patients before carrying out any intervention or treatment. This article - the first in a series of two - discusses why informed consent is fundamental to the provision of person-centred care and explores the legal principles behind it.
Taylor, H. (2018) Informed consent1: legal basis and implications for practice. Nursing Times, 114 (6) p 25-28.
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