Answer to Question 1
A
A. Informed consent is required by law to help protect clients' rights, their autonomy, and their privacy.
B. The client should be given information by the surgeon about the extent and type of surgery, alternative therapies, usual risks and benefits, and consequences of not having surgery in a nonthreatening manner as outlined in The Patient Care Partnership developed by the American Hospital Association (2003).
C. The consent must also be signed by a witness to verify that the person who signed the consent is the client so named or his legal guardian.
D. It is the nurse's ethical (not legal) responsibility, acting as the client's advocate, to ensure that the client understands the information and that the form has been signed and witnessed before the client receives preoperative medication.
Answer to Question 2
C