http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/pt_2/archive/2009/05/27/informed-consent.aspxWhile I was researching an assignment for my latest class, I ran across an article about informed consent and physical therapy. The article stated that in a patient centered environment, consent must be granted for any procedure or activity that is outsideenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/pt_2/archive/2009/05/27/informed-consent.aspx#38651Thu, 28 May 2009 03:25:58 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:38651Christie ,,<p>Certainly something we all take for granted.</p> <p>...something that physicians need to keep in mind as well. I distinctly remember orders from my med/surge days such as &quot;PT MUST work with patient no matter what&quot;...&quot;don't let patient refuse&quot;...and these were in the cases of perfectly competent patients. </p> <p>In these cases, it was a case of an &quot;experimental&quot; procedure with an LVAD and obviously a poorly chosen patient. In this case, the physicians agenda clouded his judegement. &nbsp;Certainly the surgeon needed to be reminded that forced participation of PT against one's consent is BATTERY. </p>