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Psychedelic Breakthroughs: Key Considerations for Clinical Trials

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Informed Consent: Ongoing and Essential Respecting patient rights is central to any clinical trial. Essential to this is ensuring ongoing informed consent from participants. The principle of informed consent extends to the practice of therapeutic touch, a component particularly relevant to psychedelic-mediated therapy.

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Patient Advocacy: A Closer Look

Diversity Nursing

Education Patient advocates provide information and insight into medical treatment options and medical conditions. Education is crucial in patient advocacy because knowledge enables patients to make informed decisions about their healthcare. Nurse advocacy creates a safe, informed, and more effective healthcare experience for all.

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Research Nursing: A Comprehensive Overview

Diversity Nursing

They are responsible for recruiting and screening eligible participants, obtaining informed consent, and ensuring strict adherence to the study protocol. Patient Care These Nurses also provide comprehensive care to participants in clinical trials.

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The Legal Responsibilities of Nursing

Diversity Nursing

Informed Consent Informed Consent is a fundamental ethical and legal aspect of Nursing of which all Nurses must become familiar. Informed consent involves obtaining permission from the patient or their legal representative before any procedure, treatment, or intervention.

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The Language of Serious Illness: A Podcast with Sunita Puri, Bob Arnold, and Jacqueline Kruser

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And I have gone through my not-so-long career, but it’s coming up on nine years now, seeing the way that we have talked about CPR in such problematic ways, in ways that really do not enable true informed consent. So I think consenting to a course of treatment involves that two-way conversation. Sunita: Oh, yeah.

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How Health Literacy, Education Influences a Patients’ Hospice Experience

Hospice News

But what has moved forward is how we support and do things like informed consent to promote patient autonomy and self determination. We have all of these systems in place that probably commenced prior to the Patient’s Bill of Rights being written in the 1970s. We asked the question, “who would you like to make decisions?”.

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How Nurses Can Better Advocate for Their Patients

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Healthcare professionals rely on nurses to share vital patient information, such as medication administration, treatment plans, and progress updates. Patients have the right to privacy, informed consent, and freedom from abuse and mistreatment. Effective communication allows nurses to advocate for their patients.