Health Sciences 3820A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Outline Of Health Sciences
6 Jan 2019
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Reading a - consent and methods of knowing. Clinical practice a process of using scientific research to make decisions about patient care. However, other forms of knowledge also inform patient care. The three models of consent are: agreeing. Decisions about appropriate patient care are entirely the responsibility of the practitioner, while the patient accepts the treatment w/o objection. This is the weakest form of consent due to the passive role that the patient plays in decision-making. Decisions about appropriate care are entirely the responsibility of the patient, while the practitioner provides a requested treatment. Downie and macnaughton note that this is appropriate in some areas of life, but not in health care. It can lead to the commodification of healthcare and the carers making up the service industry. Appropriate patient care is the shared responsibility of the practitioner, the patient, and society at large.
