Editing Informed Consent (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Informed Consent''' — The process by which a patient learns about and agrees to a "Medical treatment" or "Research study" after being told the "Risks," "Benefits," and "Alternatives."
* '''Autonomy''' — The right of a patient to "Make their own decisions" about their body.
* '''Paternalism''' — The "Old View" where a doctor makes decisions for the patient's "Own Good" without asking them.
* '''The Nuremberg Code (1947)''' — The first "International Document" requiring "Voluntary Consent" for human experimentation after the horrors of Nazi medicine.
* '''Competence / Capacity''' — The "Mental Ability" of a patient to understand information and make a rational decision.
* '''Disclosure''' — The "Doctor's Duty" to explain everything a "Reasonable Person" would want to know before agreeing to a procedure.
* '''Voluntariness''' — The requirement that consent is given "Without Pressure" or "Coercion" from family or doctors.
* '''Implied Consent''' — Consent that is "Assumed" in an "Emergency" (e.g., if a person is unconscious and bleeding, you save them without asking).
* '''The Belmont Report (1979)''' — A landmark US document that defined the three principles of ethics: "Respect for Persons," "Beneficence," and "Justice."
* '''Proxy Decision-Maker''' — A person (like a 'Family Member') who makes decisions for a patient who is "Incompetent."
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