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Need to know: consent and the nurses duty to warn of risk
Richard Griffith,
Cassam Tengnah
British Journal of Community Nursing, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 35 - 37
Swansea University Author: Richard Griffith
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Abstract
<p>This article, the second in a series on consent to examination and treatment, considers a district nurse's duty to warn patients of the risks inherent in treatment. The article discusses whether patients are entitled to full and honest answers to their questions about risks, and whethe...
| Published in: | British Journal of Community Nursing |
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| ISSN: | 1462-4753 |
| Published: |
MA Healthcare
2012
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa6820 |
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| Abstract: |
<p>This article, the second in a series on consent to examination and treatment, considers a district nurse's duty to warn patients of the risks inherent in treatment. The article discusses whether patients are entitled to full and honest answers to their questions about risks, and whether district nurses can lie to anxious patients about the risks of treatment.</p> |
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| Keywords: |
Consent; Duty to Warn; Negligence; Patient Information |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Issue: |
2 |
| Start Page: |
35 |
| End Page: |
37 |