title: Informed consent: an ethical dilemma having life/death and legal implications.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Brooke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States