When a patient came to the emergency department, he signed a general consent for treatment. While waiting to be seen, the patient experiences cardiac arrest and is subsequently resuscitated, stabilized, and admitted to the intensive care unit
The emergency nurse realizes that the patient's consent for resuscitative treatment would be considered: 1. Implied.
2. Informed.
3. Expected.
4. Blanket.
Implied.
Rationale: Implied consent allows for treatment in an emergency situation that is based on the premise that if the patient were able to, he would have given permission for treatment. Informed consent involves the patient stating that he has full understanding of a procedure, including risks, and is competent to give consent. Blanket consent is what the patient signed upon entering the emergency department and is a general consent agreement used for evaluation and treatment. Expected is not a type of consent.
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