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Archive > December, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 12

Ideas That Work

A do-it-yourself consent form

Edited by Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR

For many years I have advocated that the surgeon and patient sign a simple informed consent on the day of surgery and that a facility employee only need witness the signatures. The employee can do the necessary pre- and post-op teaching, but this must not be confused with informed consent; a staff member's role regarding consent should only be to witness the signatures.

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