Health Care Policy, Law, and Ethics Discussion Wk 7

“Patient Consent and Legal Reporting in Health Care” Please respond to the following:

• *From the scenario, evaluate the efficacy of both the documentation protocols requiring patient consent by physicians and the legal reporting requirements, as they apply to protecting patients’ rights. Examine the primary way in which such documentation could help both physician and patient in the event of litigation.
  • Scenario attached.
• Analyze the major professional roles that physicians and nurses play, as they apply to following the requirement for obtaining patient consent. Examine the process whereby health care professionals can legitimately challenge patients’ rights to refuse treatment, based on the condition of verbal, written, or implied consent.

***This is a discussion, not a paper. Need 2 strong paragraphs and references. ***