One of your staff nurses asks for your advice because a patient refuses to sign a consent for surgery. The patient says that he won't sign because he doesn't understand the nature of the sur-gery. You advise that (select all that apply):
a. Consent must not be coerced.
b. The patient has a right to choose not to consent.
c. The patient must sign the consent because the doctor wants him to sign.
d. Witnessing a consent is related only to the voluntary nature of the signature.
A, B, D
Consent must be voluntary and not coerced; the patient must understand what he is signing, must have legal capacity, and must understand the consequences of refusal. Witnessing a consent means attesting to the voluntary nature of the patient's signature.
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