INFORMED CONSENT EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Reasonable Person Standard - ✔✔Has problems of determining what a reasonable
person is.
Ex: Really religous person might care more about how blood is handled then
"reasonable person"
✔✔Professional Standard - ✔✔Medical professional should disclose information that a
reasonable member of professional would disclose. Issue is that doctors try to do less
harm instead of focusing on autonmy.
EX: Professional norms for many years told doctors to to inform patients they had
terminal illness
✔✔Common Rule 2018 Addition to understanding of consent - ✔✔Constent must be
concise and information must be presented well ordered instead of isolated facts.
✔✔Voluntariness element of Consent - ✔✔Person providing consent must make free
choice. No Coercion, use of force, intimation or threat. Cannot do loss of benefit for
backing out and not participating.
✔✔Comprehensive element of Consent - ✔✔Person providing consent must be able to
comprehend and understand information. Technical language must be interpreted into
Lay langauge no scientific jargon
✔✔Authorization element of Consent - ✔✔Person providing consent must agree to
interaction that requires consent. May communicate their agreement verbally or signing
document
✔✔Documentation of Consent - ✔✔Consent form may be in long document that
includes required information or short document stating required information presented
orally to subject.
✔✔Reasons for documenting consent - ✔✔1. Proof subject been informed of risks of
the research
2. Show respect for subjects autonomy
3. Reference for subject who forgot important information of the study
✔✔Consent by other Parties other than Subject - ✔✔
✔✔Issues with Consent by someone other than the comptent - ✔✔1. Coercion for
subject to participate in research. EX husband signs off because they need the money
2. Coercion not to participate even though participant may want benefits to study
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Reasonable Person Standard - ✔✔Has problems of determining what a reasonable
person is.
Ex: Really religous person might care more about how blood is handled then
"reasonable person"
✔✔Professional Standard - ✔✔Medical professional should disclose information that a
reasonable member of professional would disclose. Issue is that doctors try to do less
harm instead of focusing on autonmy.
EX: Professional norms for many years told doctors to to inform patients they had
terminal illness
✔✔Common Rule 2018 Addition to understanding of consent - ✔✔Constent must be
concise and information must be presented well ordered instead of isolated facts.
✔✔Voluntariness element of Consent - ✔✔Person providing consent must make free
choice. No Coercion, use of force, intimation or threat. Cannot do loss of benefit for
backing out and not participating.
✔✔Comprehensive element of Consent - ✔✔Person providing consent must be able to
comprehend and understand information. Technical language must be interpreted into
Lay langauge no scientific jargon
✔✔Authorization element of Consent - ✔✔Person providing consent must agree to
interaction that requires consent. May communicate their agreement verbally or signing
document
✔✔Documentation of Consent - ✔✔Consent form may be in long document that
includes required information or short document stating required information presented
orally to subject.
✔✔Reasons for documenting consent - ✔✔1. Proof subject been informed of risks of
the research
2. Show respect for subjects autonomy
3. Reference for subject who forgot important information of the study
✔✔Consent by other Parties other than Subject - ✔✔
✔✔Issues with Consent by someone other than the comptent - ✔✔1. Coercion for
subject to participate in research. EX husband signs off because they need the money
2. Coercion not to participate even though participant may want benefits to study
