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pepyto

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The nurse asks a hospitalized patient to sign the operative consent. The patient tells the nurse, I do not really understand what is involved in the surgery. The nurse should
 
  a. postpone the consent form signing and notify the operating room that the anesthesiologist needs to discuss the surgery with the patient.
  b. explain what the planned surgical procedure entails before having the patient the sign the consent form.
  c. have the patient sign the form and ask the health care provider to visit the patient before surgery to explain the procedure further.
  d. delay the patient's signature on the consent form and notify the surgeon that the informed consent process is not complete.

Question 2

If a patient refuses a medication or is undergoing a diagnostic test that results in a missed dose of medication, the nurse will document the omission on the medication administration record and
 
  a. discontinue the physician's order.
  b. document why the dose was not given.
  c. write an incident report.
  d. double the dose at the next scheduled administration time.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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