In certain situations, doctors figure out about the informed consent which is required to be taken. Situation one: when there is emergency and doctors do not have much time to describe the whole situation and the risks, then doctor can partially inform the patient about the operation so that irreversible or serious harm could be prevented (Hammond, 2016). In another situation, where the patient is incompetent to give the permission and there is huge requirement of trial or treatment proceedings, then the doctor can start the treatment. As an incompetent patient may not be able to think about the medical procedures or may not understand the importance of the treatment for him or her, then doctor can figure out to take the informed consent.
Informed consent is required to start a treatment process. Therefore, the doctors must ensure about obtaining the informed consent from the patient ( Maclean, 2009). A doctor is required to get a written consent form signed by the patient to start the trail or the treatment. In the written consent form, the points stated below are required to be included:
Brief or detailed explanation about treatment procedure.
Name as well as the qualification of doctors or nurse who will perform the treatment procedure.
Risks, serious harms, discomfort, pain, which can occur while the procedure is going on, must be dispersing to the patient.
Explanation of alternate treatment procedures with risks associated with those procedures.
Clients view shall be asked in case he or she has refused for starting the treatment procedure.
In order to ensure that the informed consent is taken, doctors must check whether the consent form is signed by the patient or not. This can make ensure to the doctor that informed consent is obtained from the patient. In case, patient is not competent to agree or to give the consent, then doctors may take the consent from the legal guardians or the significant other.
When a medical trail is going to be started, then it is important to inform the particular patient about the procedure of the treatment as well as the risks associated with that treatment procedure, so that the patient could make decisions and prepare him or herself ready for that treatment process. Therefore, the consent of the patients is required before starting any medical trails.