A patient comes to the emergency department and signs a general consent for treatment. While waiting to be seen, the patient experiences cardiac arrest and is subsequently resuscitated, stabilized, and admitted to the intensive care unit. The emergency nurse acted on which type of consent?

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The emergency nurse acted on implied consent, which is assumed in emergency situations when the patient is unconscious or unable to give consent. The general consent signed by the patient covers any necessary emergency treatment.

A Patient Comes to the Emergency Department and Signs a General