Flows/Record a consent: Difference between revisions

This flow describes how to record a [[Concepts/Consent|consent]] against an encounter of a patient. You can also attach the signed consent form and other supporting documents.

== Pre-requisites ==

* The patient is registered in Care, and you open an encounter of that patient.

* You open the encounter from the facility, and the encounter is active.

* You have Update Encounter related clinical data. Care hides '''Add Consent''' from users who cannot write to the encounter. Admin, Doctor, Nurse, and Facility Admin have this permission.

=== 1. Open the Consents tab ===

# Open the encounter of the patient.

# Select the '''Consents''' tab.

=== 2. Start the consent form ===

Select '''Add Consent'''. Care opens the '''Add Consent''' sheet.

{| class="wikitable"

! Components !! What it captures

|-

| Consent Given On || The mandatory date and time when the patient gives consent.

|-

| Consent Valid From || The optional start of validity.

|-

| Consent Valid Until || The optional end of validity.

|-

| Consent Decision || '''Permit''' or '''Deny'''.

|-

| Category || The subject of the consent.

|-

| Status || Draft, Active, Inactive, Not Done, or Entered in Error. Active is the default.

|-

| Note || Optional free text.

|}

=== 3. Enter the consent details ===

# Enter '''Consent Given On'''.

# Enter the validity dates when applicable.

# Select '''Permit''' or '''Deny'''.

# Select the Status.

# Enter a Note.

=== 4. Select the category ===

{| class="wikitable"

! Category !! Description

|-

| Research || Participation in a research protocol and sharing information.

|-

| Privacy Consent || Collecting, accessing, using, or sharing information.

|-

| Treatment || Undergoing a specific treatment.

|-

| Do Not Resuscitate || Not receiving CPR or resuscitation in a cardiac event.

|-

| Advance Directive || Consent given before a possible need for treatment.

|-

| Advance Care Directive || Actions to take if the patient can no longer decide.

|}

Select the category.

{{Note|1=Care also holds Comfort Care, but this form has no option for it.}}

=== 5. Attach supporting documents ===

# Choose a jpg, jpeg, png, or pdf file.

# Enter the mandatory file name.

# Repeat for further files.

{{Note|1=Care uploads files after saving the consent record.}}

=== 6. Save ===

Select '''Save'''.

* Care shows "Consent created successfully".

* The consent appears as a card on the Consents tab.

* Attached files upload to the consent.