Multiple Choice
A client is admitted from a local skilled nursing facility to the outpatient surgery center for surgical debridement of a stage 4 sacral pressure ulcer. The perioperative nurse discovers that the client does not have a signed consent form for the surgery on the chart or in the surgery center. The client says that she has not talked to the surgeon and that she has many questions regarding her surgery. When informed of this, the surgeon tells the nurse to have the client sign the informed consent form, and he will review it prior to the surgery. What should the nurse do?
A) Follow the surgeon's orders, and ask the client to sign the surgical consent form.
B) Inform the surgeon that she will have the client sign after he discusses the surgery with the client.
C) Ensure that the signed surgical consent is witnessed by two nurses because the surgeon is not available.
D) Cancel the surgery and transfer the client back to the long-term care facility.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
Verified
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