The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. The patient is to undergo a hysterectomy without oophorectomy, and the nurse is witnessing the patient's signature on a consent form. Which comment by the patient would best indicate informed consent?
A) "I know I'll be fine because the health care provider said he has done this procedure hundreds of times."
B) "I know I'll have pain after the surgery."
C) "The health care provider is going to remove my uterus and told me about the risk of hemorrhage."
D) "Because the health care provider isn't taking my ovaries, I'll still be able to have children."
C
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(Express answer as a fraction reduced to lowest terms.) ______
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