Nurses have professional and legal obligations for obtaining consent. CNO's Consent practice guideline provides an overview of:

• the major features of the relevant legislation,
• pertinent definitions and
• the steps that nurses need to take to obtain consent.

Objectives

1. Identify the major features of the Health Care Consent Act and the Substitute Decisions Act.
2. Understand a nurse's accountability in obtaining consent.

Chapter 1 - An overview of the legislation

Chapter 2 - Obtaining consent

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