* From the scenario, evaluate the efficacy of both the documentation protocols requiring patient consent by physicians and the legal reporting requirements, as they apply to protecting patients’ rights. Examine the primary way in which such documentation could help both physician and patient in the event of litigation. Analyze the major professional roles that physicians and nurses play, as they apply to following the requirement for obtaining patient consent. Examine the process whereby health care professionals can legitimately challenge patients’ rights to refuse treatment, based on the condition of verbal, written, or implied consent. ...

1. * From the scenario, evaluate the efficacy of both the
documentation protocols requiring patient consent by physicians
and the legal reporting requirements, as they apply to protecting
patients’ rights. Examine the primary way in which such
documentation could help both physician and patient in the
event of litigation.
Analyze the major professional roles that physicians and nurses
play, as they apply to following the requirement for obtaining
patient consent. Examine the process whereby health care
professionals can legitimately challenge patients’ rights to
refuse treatment, based on the condition of verbal, written, or
implied consent.