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title: How to Sign and Re-sign Consent Forms
description: Guide nurses through the process of capturing and re-capturing digital consent forms from patients using an iPad.
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June 12, 2025
# How to Sign and Re-sign Consent Forms
**Audience:** Nurses
**Purpose:** Guide nurses through the process of capturing and re-capturing digital consent forms from patients using an iPad.
### When to Use This Feature
- All consent forms should be signed before a procedure or service requiring patient authorisation
- Forms are signed once, but can be re-signed as needed
- These are stored in the patient’s EMR and are legally required in many clinical workflows
### Signing a Consent Form (Initial Signature)
1. **Log into Helix on an iPad or tablet** using your nurse credentials
2. Navigate to **Today’s Admissions** and locate the patient
3. Click the **“Sign Consent”** button next to the relevant service
4. In the pop-up window, choose the appropriate **Consent Form** from the dropdown
5. Hand the iPad to the patient to **digitally sign the form**
6. Scroll down and click **Submit** to save the form into the patient record
### Re-signing a Consent Form
If a form needs to be re-signed (e.g., expired, amended):
1. **Log into Helix on an iPad**
2. Open the **Screening** page for the patient
3. At the top-left corner of the screen, click **“Consents”**
4. Select **“Re-Sign”**
5. Choose the relevant form from the dropdown (only consent forms that have been signed will appear here)
6. Hand the iPad to the patient for a new signature
7. Click **Save** to finalise the update
### Important Notes
- Always confirm that the **correct form** is selected before handing the device to the patient
- Ensure the patient is present and clearly understands the content before signing
- **Only iPads** support in-app digital signature for consent capture
- Once signed, forms are time-stamped and saved into the EMR
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