Several children arrived at the emergency department accompanied only by their fathers. The nurse knows that the father who legally may sign emergency medical consent for treatment is:
1. The non-biologic one from the heterosexual cohabitating family.
2. The divorced one from the binuclear family.
3. The divorced one when the single-parent mother has custody.
4. The stepfather from the blended or reconstituted family.
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Rationale 1: The non-biologic father from the heterosexual cohabitating family does not have legal authority to seek emergency medical care for the child.
Rationale 2: The divorced father from the binuclear family may sign informed consent because he has equal legal rights with the mother under joint custody arrangements.
Rationale 3: When the single-parent mother has custody, the divorced non-biologic father does not have legal authority to seek emergency medical care for the child.
Rationale 4: The non-biologic stepfather from the blended or reconstituted family does not have legal authority to seek emergency medical care for the child.
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