Narrative: Due to rules, regulations, and legal ramifications informed consent is something that has entered into the healthcare arena to stay.
This article seeks to discuss how the doctor can view informed consent as an ongoing process, before rendering care, during treatments, and following the office visit.
With informed consent being an ongoing process it allows the doctor to continually check in with the patient and allow the patient to change their mind from day to day and moment to moment. By giving the patient the ability to be fluid and an active participant in the clinical encounter it allows their mind and body to feel safe so they can relax and have an optimal response to care.
Author keywords: Chiropractic - Informed consent
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