Re: INFORMED CONSENTS

[Jlacyrn2]

California Law (Titles 16, 21 and 22) and The California Board of Registered Nursing do not limit the role of the nurse in obtaining informed consent, nor does it specify that the physician is solely responsible. It may be YOUR institutions interpretation of that Law that deems the physician solely responsible. See: http://www.rn.ca.gov/practice/pdf/npr-i-20.pdf. There are also other articles on the BRN website that speak to consent and it is easily searched.   Be very careful when citing "scope of practice" unless you have read your states Practice Act and any guidance or interpretation. This tends to spread incorrect information.   ANA has stated in http://nursingworld.org/ajn/2000/sep/wrights.htm states:   "Ideally, the nurse should seek and obtain informed consent for the delivery of nursing care, and physicians should independently seek and obtain consent for medical diagnosis, treatment, and research."   There is a VERY gray area in consent responsibility, it is only well defined in state and Federal Law on human subjects research which simply states the Principle Investigator, their designees, and ALL members of the research team are responsible for informed consent and that it is an ongoing process.   Jim   Jim Lacy, RN, BSN, CRNI