The nurse is preparing to send a client to the operating room for an exploratory laparoscopy. The nurse recognizes that there is no informed consent for the procedure on the client's chart. The nurse informs the health care provider who is performing the procedure. The health care provider asks the nurse to obtain the informed consent signature from the client. What is the nurse's best action to the health care provider's request?
Inform the health care provider that the nurse manager will need to obtain the signature.
Obtain the signature and ask another nurse to cosign the signature
Inform the health care provider that it is their responsibility to obtain the signature.
Call the house officer to obtain the signature.
The Correct Answer is C
A. The nurse manager is not responsible for obtaining informed consent.
B. Nurses cannot obtain informed consent for procedures; this is the provider’s responsibility.
C. It is the health care provider’s legal and ethical responsibility to obtain informed consent from the client.
D. Calling the house officer may delay care and is not appropriate if the provider performing the procedure is available.
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Correct Answer is B
Explanation
A. Personal beliefs and values do affect how nurses provide care and must be acknowledged to provide culturally competent care.
B. Recognizing how personal biases can influence feelings and care is essential for developing cultural competence and providing respectful, individualized care.
C. Forcing treatments that conflict with a client’s values violates client autonomy and cultural respect.
D. Folk healers should be understood as part of a client’s cultural practice, not viewed as deterrents; respecting these practices supports holistic care.
Correct Answer is A
Explanation
A. Dressings contaminated with blood are considered biohazardous waste and must be disposed of in bags marked "biohazards."
B. Disposing of blood-saturated dressings in regular trash poses a risk of infection and is unsafe.
C. Sharps containers are used only for needles and other sharp objects, not dressings.
D. The double-bag technique may be used for isolation precautions but does not replace proper disposal of biohazardous waste.
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