A 17-year-old patient injured during a football game is in the emergency department. Before treatment, it is the responsibility of the nurse to
1. Have the step-parent sign the informed consent.
2. Have the patient sign the informed consent.
3. Obtain the custodial parent's signature on the informed consent.
4. Solicit the signature of the noncustodial parent on the informed consent.
ANS: 3
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The Women, Infants, and Children Program is administered by the Department of:
1. Labor 2. Agriculture 3. Defense 4. Health and Human Services
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