title: Informed consent: what health care professionals need to know, Part 1.
abstract: Although the responsibility to obtain informed consent typically rests with physicians, nurse managers need to understand their role as caregivers and members of the health care team.
authors.affiliation: Legal Services/Risk Management Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fiesta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007587:Job Description; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States