The health care provider discusses the need for surgery with an older adult and her family.Which information about the older adult's culture is important for the nurse to collect before this discussion to facilitate the process of informed consent?
A) Attitudes about caregiving
B) Process of decision making
C) Rituals for death and dying
D) Experience with discomfort

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The nurse uses knowledge of the culture's influence on the older adult in relation to decision making to avoid unnecessary tension and misunderstanding and thus to facilitate the process of informed consent.The nurse uses the information about decision making by sharing the cultural information with the health care provider and by addressing the culturally suitable member of the family for informed consent.Caregiving is unrelated to the process of informed consent.Death and dying,although potentially relevant,is unrelated to informed consent.Relevant to surgical procedures,the older adult and family experiences with pain and discomfort are important to the pain management plan.

The Health Care Provider Discusses the Need for Surgery with an Older