According to the Joint Commission's Definition Regarding Consent to Surgical

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to the Joint Commission's definition regarding consent to surgical intervention, which party has "autonomy"?

• A) anesthesia provider
• B) circulating RN
• C) the patient
• D) the surgeon

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Definitions:

Simultaneous Game

A strategic game where all players make their decisions or moves at the same time without knowing their opponents' actions.

Best Response

In game theory, it is the strategy that yields the highest payoff for a player, given the strategies chosen by other players.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal, given the strategies of all other players, resulting in no incentive for unilateral shifts.

Game of Chicken

A game theory model where two players head towards each other on a collision path; the one who swerves is considered 'chicken,' but if neither swerves, both face disastrous outcomes.