You have the right to receive information and ask questions to make an informed, voluntary decision about your care. Along with the right of informed consent comes the right of informed refusal.
➜ B.R.A.I.N.S. – an acronym to help you make decisions. B – benefits, R – risks, A – alternatives, I – intuition, N – nothing, S – second opinion.
➜ F.R.I.E.S. – an acronym for true consent: F – freely given, R – reversible, I – informed, E – enthusiastic, S – specific.
➜ You have the right to say ‘I DO NOT CONSENT. I REFUSE further treatment’.