
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 17
The nurse asks a preoperative patient to sign a surgical consent form as specified by the surgeon and then signs the form after the patient does so.By this action, what is the nurse doing?
A) Witnessing the patient's signature
B) Obtaining informed consent from the patient for the surgery
C) Verifying that the consent for surgery is truly voluntary and informed
D) Ensuring that the patient is mentally competent to sign the consent form
A) Witnessing the patient's signature
B) Obtaining informed consent from the patient for the surgery
C) Verifying that the consent for surgery is truly voluntary and informed
D) Ensuring that the patient is mentally competent to sign the consent form
Explanation
A. The health care provider is ultimatel...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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