In my institution it is routine for the nurse to witness the anesthesia consent form prior to surgery. We have the patient read the form or we are to read the form to them. We have the consent ...

Source: Bridging the Literacy Gap for Surgical Consents: An AI-Human Expert Collaborative Approach," by Rohaid Ali, MD, et al Informed consent is a process, and Ali said the form is just one part ...

I work in an ambulatory surgery center. On an informed consent, does the donor site need to be identified on the consent form? For example, a typical consent form might say, "excision of cyst ...