Consent and informed consent in perinatal and neonatal settings

Article Abstract:

Patients have the right to either give or withhold consent for any medical procedure or any type of touching during medical procedures. Consent refers to a woman's permission to allow touching of herself and infant, and touch without valid consent can constitute grounds for a battery lawsuit. Informed consent requires medical personnel to provide patients with all information necessary to make informed decisions about medical procedures. Nurses must be certain that perinatal and neonatal patients have given valid consent for all aspects of required medical procedures.

Laws, regulations and rules, Negligence, Malpractice, Patients, Pediatric nursing, Medical malpractice, Informed consent (Medical law), Informed consent, Consent (Law)

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Perinatal group B streptococcal infections: the nurse's role in identification and prophylaxis

Article Abstract:

Nursing staff can play a key role in managing group B streptococcus (GBS) infections in pregnant women, women after childbirth, and infants. A pregnant woman's GBS status and notes about treatment choice discussions should be clearly documented in her medical record. Preparation for treatment should be made at delivery. Obstetric nurses should document the delivery and treatment details in the infant's records for the benefit of all health care personnel.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Streptococcal infections, Infants (Newborn), Newborn infants

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The perinatal nurse's role in obstetric emergencies: legal issues and practice issues in the era of health care redesign

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Obstetric nursing staff face new challenges, many with legal implications, in a changing health care industry. Shifts towards reducing staff numbers, consolidating obstetric services, and sharing a pool of nursing staff among many diverse departments mean that many nurses must function in a number of capacities. Health care facilities and nurses themselves need to ensure that they are properly trained for their expanded job requirements.

Analysis, Health care reform, Obstetrics

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