revista de enfermeria (barcelona, spain)2011Vol. 34pp. 16-21
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delgado-rodrguez2011responsibilityrevista
Abstract
In recent years we have witnessed a quick development in concern and research about informed consent in the biomedical field. This development has taken place mainly due to the increased importance given within the medical field to the patient's autonomy as well as law ratified legally recognized and regulated in our country in law 41/2002 of patient autonomy However, in the field of nursing is not even clear what the role of professional nursing with regard to informed consent, or what its responsibilities in this regard. Therefore, the objective of this study is to clarify what is the responsibility of nursing in relation to the CI. In addition, we discuss the relevance or otherwise of the implementation of informed consent documents for nursing care, addressing both its advantages and disadvantages.