Your Rights: Informed Consent and Decision-Making
A patient's guide to informed consent for vascular access procedures — your right to understand, ask questions, agree, or refuse — and what happens if you cannot make decisions for yourself.
Patient Rights
Vascular Access and Goals of Care
A guide to vascular access decisions when shifting toward comfort-focused or palliative care — when to keep or remove a catheter, the role of IV lines in symptom management, questions about IV fluids at end of life, and how to have these conversations with your care team.
Informed Consent for Vascular Access Procedures
Establishes the legal, ethical, and procedural requirements for obtaining, documenting, and maintaining informed consent for vascular access procedures, including the components of the consent discussion, requirements for emergency situations, and provisions for patients who lack decision-making capacity.