Informed consent protects patients and health care professionals from potential legal ramifications of health care procedures. This video, depicting two case studies, highlights the five core principles of informed consent; the criteria necessary for valid informed consent; and the ethical, legal, and professional issues nurses may encounter.

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 17, 2015.

Ethics and Legal Concepts in Nursing: Introduction --(0:50) -- Consent in Health Care: Overview -- (3:36) -- Common Dilemmas: Case Study 1 -- (2:00) -- Common Dilemmas: Case Study 2 -- (1:54) -- Ethical Issues for Consent -- (3:26) -- Legal Issues for Consent -- (3:47) -- Legal Capacity to Consent -- (3:51) -- Professional Issues for Consent -- (3:04) -- Credits: Ethics and Legal Concepts in Nursing -- (1:15).