Several children arrived at the emergency department accompanied only by their fathers. The nurse knows that the father who legally may sign emergency medical consent for treatment is:
A)The non-biologic one from the heterosexual cohabitating family.
B)The divorced one from the binuclear family.
C)The divorced one when the single-parent mother has custody.
D)The stepfather from the blended or reconstituted family.

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The divorced father from the binuclear family may legally sign emergency medical consent for treatment, assuming he has legal custody or shared legal custody rights. Legal guardianship is not automatically revoked upon divorce, and parents typically retain the right to make medical decisions for their children unless specifically revoked by court order.

Several Children Arrived at the Emergency Department Accompanied Only by Their