Consent means to permit or approve.

Consent means to permit or approve.

• A. To refuse or deny
• B. To permit or approve
• C. To ignore
• D. To apply pressure

Answer: (B)

Consent is giving permission to allow an action to proceed. When someone consents, they authorize or approve what will happen, showing voluntary agreement after understanding what’s involved. In healthcare, this means the patient agrees to a proposed procedure or treatment after being informed of its purpose, risks, and alternatives. This is why “permit or approve” fits: it represents an affirmative permission. The other options don’t fit because refusing or denying is the opposite of giving permission, ignoring is not granting consent, and applying pressure is coercion that invalidates consent.

Consent is giving permission to allow an action to proceed. When someone consents, they authorize or approve what will happen, showing voluntary agreement after understanding what’s involved. In healthcare, this means the patient agrees to a proposed procedure or treatment after being informed of its purpose, risks, and alternatives. This is why “permit or approve” fits: it represents an affirmative permission. The other options don’t fit because refusing or denying is the opposite of giving permission, ignoring is not granting consent, and applying pressure is coercion that invalidates consent.