The Health Care Provider Discusses the Need for Surgery with an Older

question 4

Multiple Choice

The health care provider discusses the need for surgery with an older person and her family.Which information about the older person's culture is important for the nurse to collect before this discussion to facilitate the process of informed consent?

• A)Attitudes about caregiving
• B)Process of decision making
• C)Rituals for death and dying
• D)Experience with discomfort

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