The nurse on a busy surgical floor is preparing her patient for surgery. The patient refuses to sign the surgical consent form because he has not spoken to the surgeon regarding the procedure
When the nurse speaks to the surgeon on the phone, he tells her that he is too busy to come to the floor. If the nurse were to insist that the patient sign the consent anyway, she would be violating which of the patient's rights?
a. Right to refuse treatment
b. Confidentiality
c. Right to informed consent
d. Right to privacy
ANS: C
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1. telling her the doctor will isolate the problem with more tests. 2. encouraging her and urging her to continue with childbirth classes. 3. becoming assertive and laying out the decisions the couple needs to make. 4. downplaying her risks by citing success rate studies.
The nurse in charge of a clinical study welcomes the participants in an open forum. One client is surprised that there are men and women from several ethnic groups
The nurse tells the group that in the past, ethnic variables were largely unknown or ignored for which reasons? 1. Clinical trials failed to include ethnically diverse subjects. 2. Clinical trials comprised mostly Caucasian males. 3. Little attention was focused on identifying the different effects drugs had on various ethnic groups. 4. Research proved there were no differences among ethnic groups. 5. The large majority of clinical trials included Caucasian females.
Granulated tissue is best described as:
1. Soft, yellow, and stringy 2. Black, hard, and necrotic 3. Red, moist, and vascular-rich 4. Yellow, spongy, and sinewy