In providing comprehensive, evidence based reproductive health care to adolescents, understanding the legal and ethical issues surrounding informed consent and confidentiality is one of the many challenges faced by care providers. Informed consent is an active process between the patient and health care provider but varying state and federal laws contribute to provider’s uncertainty and ambiguity around practice policies and management options. This article describes issues surrounding legal and ethical issues of informed consent and confidentiality for adolescents seeking reproductive health services
CONTEXT The confidentiality of family planning services remains a high priority to adolescents, but ...
The school nurse cannot give your teenage daughter an aspirin for her headache without your permissi...
Providing gynecologic and obstetric care for minors raises important legal issues and it is critical...
In providing comprehensive, evidence based reproductive health care to adolescents, understanding th...
The right of adolescents to consent to various types of healthcare vary widely from state to state. ...
Adolescent access to reproductive health services, mental health services, and treatment of drug and...
In providing care for adolescents, maintaining confidentiality should be considered a human right an...
The ethical and legal obligations with respect to treating a minor can be confusing, particularly in...
Adolescents, defined as between 10 and 19 years old, present a growing challenge to reproductive hea...
Objectives: Explain why confidentiality is essential to adolescent clinical care Understand the l...
Health care providers who treat adolescents may also be required to diagnose and treat the reproduct...
Confidential contraceptive services are an essential part of comprehensive health care and pregnancy...
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (Choice Act) allows a female of any age to consent to a t...
Improving the health literacy of patients in relation to medical practices and research is essential...
The dilemmas between legal obligations and ethical responsibilities can often create problems in cli...
CONTEXT The confidentiality of family planning services remains a high priority to adolescents, but ...
The school nurse cannot give your teenage daughter an aspirin for her headache without your permissi...
Providing gynecologic and obstetric care for minors raises important legal issues and it is critical...
In providing comprehensive, evidence based reproductive health care to adolescents, understanding th...
The right of adolescents to consent to various types of healthcare vary widely from state to state. ...
Adolescent access to reproductive health services, mental health services, and treatment of drug and...
In providing care for adolescents, maintaining confidentiality should be considered a human right an...
The ethical and legal obligations with respect to treating a minor can be confusing, particularly in...
Adolescents, defined as between 10 and 19 years old, present a growing challenge to reproductive hea...
Objectives: Explain why confidentiality is essential to adolescent clinical care Understand the l...
Health care providers who treat adolescents may also be required to diagnose and treat the reproduct...
Confidential contraceptive services are an essential part of comprehensive health care and pregnancy...
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (Choice Act) allows a female of any age to consent to a t...
Improving the health literacy of patients in relation to medical practices and research is essential...
The dilemmas between legal obligations and ethical responsibilities can often create problems in cli...
CONTEXT The confidentiality of family planning services remains a high priority to adolescents, but ...
The school nurse cannot give your teenage daughter an aspirin for her headache without your permissi...
Providing gynecologic and obstetric care for minors raises important legal issues and it is critical...