Informed consent.
It is essential that nurses are familiar with the principles and requirements of informed consent. This article examines the rationale and principles behind it and encourages nurses to reflect on how it affects their everyday practice.
Cable
Stuart
S
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. stuart.cable@rcn.org.uk
Lumsdaine
Jen
J
Semple
Martin
M
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