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Frost2351

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The nurse on a busy surgical floor is preparing her patient for surgery. The patient refuses to sign the surgical consent form because he has not spoken to the surgeon regarding the procedure.
 
  When the nurse speaks to the surgeon on the phone, he tells her that he is too busy to come to the floor. If the nurse were to insist that the patient sign the consent anyway, she would be violating which of the patient's rights?
  a. Right to refuse treatment
  b. Confidentiality
  c. Right to informed consent
  d. Right to privacy

Question 2

The nurse manager shows an understanding of preventable medical errors when she makes which statement?
 
  a. There are only a few deaths related to medical errors per year.
  b. Medical errors are made only by nurses who are not focused.
  c. About 20,000 patients die each year from preventable medical errors in the United States.
  d. Each year between 44,000 and 98,000 patients die from preventable medical errors.


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softEldritch

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


Frost2351

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Reply 2 on: Jul 17, 2018
:D TYSM

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Excellent

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