An Unconscious Patient with a Head Injury Needs Immediate Life-Saving

question 20

Multiple Choice

An unconscious patient with a head injury needs immediate life-saving surgery.His wife speaks only French,and the health care providers,who are not fluent in French,are having a difficult time explaining his condition to her.In this situation,what must the nurse know?

• A)Two licensed health care workers should witness and sign the preoperative consent form indicating that they heard an explanation of the procedure given in English.
• B)An ethical review board must be contacted to give its emergency advice on the situation.
• C)A friend of the family may act as an interpreter,but the explanation cannot contain details of the patient's accident because of confidentiality laws.
• D)The health care team should continue with the surgery after providing information in the best manner possible.

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