Homework Lance
a.
The parent does not understand the physician’s explanations.
b.
The physician gives the parent only a partial list of possible side effects and complications.
c.
No parent is available and the physician asks the adolescent to sign the consent form.
d.
The infant’s teenage mother signs a consent form because her parent tells her to.
ANS: C
The first requirement of informed consent is that the person giving consent must be competent. Minors are not allowed to give consent. An understanding of information, full disclosure, and voluntary consent are requirements of informed consent, but none of these is the first requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 12
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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