A client is admitted to the acute care facility from a private residence where she lives with her granddaughter. The client is 81 years of age
After diagnostic testing is completed, the physician indicates an intestinal obstruction has been located and plans are made for surgical intervention. The nurse is charged with obtaining the surgical consent. A review of the admission information lists the next of kin as a daughter who lives in a neighboring community. Who will be the responsible party to sign the surgical consent?
A) The client's granddaughter will sign the consent.
B) The client's daughter will sign the consent.
C) The client will sign the consent.
D) Both the client and the daughter will sign the consent.
C
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