Cross Sectional Study on Knowledge and Awareness on Informed Consent Among Nurses in Tertiary Care Hospital Hyderabad

Cross Sectional Study on Knowledge and Awareness on Informed Consent Among Nurses in Tertiary Care Hospital Hyderabad
K Srinivasulu, Sannidhi Ramyasri, Thamba Pranavi, KB Ronitha Vasuki Devi, Fathima Ashraf
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, October-December 2022; 16(4)
Open Access
Abstract
Nurses have a legal duty to ensure and obtain informed consent from their patients before undertaking any examination or procedure. Informed consent allows patients to make their decisions with their healthcare providers, this collaborative decision making process is mandatory in medical practice. A cross sectional study on knowledge and awareness on informed consent among nurses working in a tertiary care teaching hospital was conducted at Hyderabad, Telangana, 200 nurses working in various departments of the hospital were participated in this study, a questionnaire was prepared in regard to informed consent and assessed their knowledge levels by grading. The data was taken into Excel sheet and statistic evaluation was done by using MS Excel software. We found 67.7% are having awareness on informed consent whereas 32.3% are unaware. Similar results were observed in studies conducted in India and abroad, periodical workshops and continuous medical education programs can achieve better results.