A nurse is asked to obtain informed consent for a procedure to be performed on a patient who has not yet been told her cancer is terminal
Which of the following is an issue
surrounding guidelines to the amount of information that should be given to this patient?
A) Under a paternalistic model of care, the locus of decision-making resides with the patient's
family, who are responsible for informing the patient.
B) Physicians basically agree on the amount and nature of the information that should be
provided to the patient, but disagree on its delivery.
C) It is the responsibility of the nurse to inform the patient of matters that have not been
discussed with the physician.
D) In some cultures, both physicians and families strongly believe that those who are ill
should be protected from bad news.
Ans: D
In some cultures, both physicians and families strongly believe that those who are
ill should be protected from bad news. A paternalistic model of care denigrates the role of the
patient's family. The nurse is not always obliged to compensate for missing information and
there is controversy surrounding the appropriate nature of information to provide to patients
and/or families.
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