Consent: A Pocket Guide for Nursing and Health Care

Consent is a concept that can be complex and difficult to understand, but it does not have to be. This book is a handy pocket-sized guide to the consent process that treats consent as an essential part of your everyday practice.
From assent to self-determination, via legally valid consent, it's full of practical detail about:

• what consent is
• who can give consent
• the ways in which consent can be given
• when consent can be given
• how you can work with your patient through the consent process.