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A Patient with Severe Depression Signed Permission for Electroconvulsive Therapy

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A patient with severe depression signed permission for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).Later,the patient tells the nurse,"I signed permission for treatment after my spouse told me I could be deported if my depression can't be cured." The nurse assesses that:

A patient with severe depression signed permission for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) .Later,the patient tells the nurse,"I signed permission for treatment after my spouse told me I could be deported if my depression can't be cured." The nurse assesses that:


A) the patient's consent may have been coerced.
B) all the elements of informed consent were met.
C) the patient may not fully understand the risks and benefits.
D) the patient is not competent to sign permission for treatment.

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