A Child Is Hospitalized with Anemia and Critically Low Hemoglobin

question 41

Multiple Choice

A child is hospitalized with anemia and critically low hemoglobin.The health-care provider orders a blood transfusion.The parents won't sign the consent form even though they have been told that without it,their child will die.What does the pediatric intensive care nurse understand about this situation?

• A) Legally permissible to give the transfusion against the parents' objections
• B) Legally permissible to give the transfusion after getting an emergency court order
• C) Not legally permissible to give the transfusion if both parents are in agreement
• D) Not legally permissible to give the transfusion if the parents won't sign the consent