Deck 6: Consent to Treatment

Question 1

Which of the following types of law regulates consent to treatment?

A) Custom
B) Common law
C) Regulations
D) Statute law

Answer 1

Statute law

Question 2

Which of the following ethical principles is the hallmark of informed consent?

A) Autonomy
B) Accountability
C) Fidelity
D) Beneficience

Answer 2

Autonomy

Question 3

It is the nurse's responsibility to determine if anyone else may be present to help the patient interpret or clarify the information being given.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The nurse is working in a busy ER,and an unconscious patient needs timely intervention to avoid rapid deterioration.Should treatment be withheld until consent can be obtained from a substitute decision maker?

A) Yes,because treatment without consent in this situation would be considered battery.
B) No,because this is an emergency situation and the nurse cannot be found negligent.
C) Yes,because in emergency situations the nurse is not protected against liability.
D) No,because in emergency situations the nurse is protected against liability.

Question 5

Which of the following is a component of informed consent?

A) The consent must be voluntary
B) The consent must be specific to the proposed treatment or procedure
C) The patient must be legally capable
D) All of the above

Question 6

Consent must be expressed either verbally or in writing and be based on relevant information.

Question 7

An older adult patient's initial and seemingly irrational refusal to give consent indicates mental incompetence.

Question 8

The nurse tells a patient,through speech and motions,that she will be giving an enema to the patient.The patient implies consent by nodding her head.The patient suffers rectal trauma and bleeding during the procedure.Is the nurse liable,and why?

A) The nurse is not liable because she explained the procedure and received the patient's consent.
B) The nurse is liable because she did not have written,procedure-specific consent from the patient.
C) The nurse is liable because she did not note the date and time of the consent.
D) The nurse is liable because she did not obtain informed consent.

Question 9

The nurse administering an enema is concerned because the patient appears to be trying to stop the procedure.The nurse does not stop because the fluid is only partially inserted and continues until the task is completed.Is this nurse liable for battery?

A) This nurse is not liable for battery because once a procedure is started,it must be completed.
B) This nurse is liable for battery because there was too much fluid and this caused the patient discomfort.
C) This nurse is liable for battery because the patient withdrew consent.
D) This nurse is not liable for battery because consent was never obtained.

Question 10

It is ethically appropriate for a nurse to withhold explaining all the risks of a procedure to a client in order to decrease the client's anxiety.

Question 11

Who is first considered to be a substitute decision maker if a married client cannot make decisions?

A) The client's spouse
B) The client's adult child
C) The physician
D) The client's parent

Question 12

A patient in the nurse's care is having surgery today and has signed only a general consent form.What other information must be documented?

A) Physician documentation of the patient's consent
B) Physician documentation related to risks,consequences,and benefits of the procedure
C) Time and date the consent was received
D) All of the above

Question 13

In provinces where children have the right to make decisions about their own health care,at which of the following ages or stages must a child be in order to consent to treatment?

A) The child must be at least 12 years old.
B) The child must be capable of understanding the treatment.
C) The child must be living away from home.
D) The child must be at least 16 years old.

Question 14

Which of the following terms best describes a nurse who touches a client without the client's consent?

A) Abuse
B) Battery
C) Misconduct
D) Negligence