Consents

In the event that a child needs emergency surgery and the parents cannot be located to sign the permission:

A written consultation by two physicians other than the surgeon will suffice

The patient is scheduled for an appendectomy. After completing this procedure, the surgeon decides to remove a mole from the shoulder while the patient is still under anesthesia. No permission was obtained for this. The circulating nurse should:

Report it to the supervisor or proper administrative authority

The surgical consent form can be witnessed by each of the following EXCEPT:

An authorized hospital employee

The patient is premedicated and brought to the OR for a cystoscopy and an open reduction of the wrist. Upon arrival in the OR, it is observed that the patient has signed for the cystoscopy. The correct procedure would be to:

Cancel surgery until a valid permission can be obtained

A general consent form is:

A form authorizing all treatments or procedure

The ultimate responsibility for obtaining consent lies with the:

Surgeon

The surgical consent is signed:

Before administration of preoperative medications

An informed consent:

Protects patient from unratified or unwanted procedures; protects the surgeon and the hospital from claims of an unauthorized operation

Implied consent:

Is allowed by law in emergencies when no other authorized person may be contacted

Which statement regarding the withdrawal of a consent by a patient is NOT ture?

The surgeon may do the procedure if he or she documents that it is necessary as a lifesaving measure

Conditions of signing a consent form include:

Signed voluntarily; patient must be competent; patient must sign before preop. medications are given

Consents are required for:

Anesthesia; blood and blood products; experimental treatments

The patient must receive info regarding consent, and the patient must understand the procedure. If the patient doesn’t fully understand what the physician informed them about due to a language barrier and something goes wrong during the procedure, this could constitute:

Assault and battery

Which document allows the patient to give instruction regarding their medical care in the event they become incapacitated and cannot speak for themselves:

Advanced directive

What is the protocol for consent forms for illiterate persons who cannot write?

The can sign with an X

Living wills include statements on which of the following?

Feeding tubes; ventilators; IVs