What Would Be the Most Effective Way for a Nurse

question 14

Multiple Choice

What would be the most effective way for a nurse to validate informed consent?

• A)Check the chart for a completed and signed consent form.
• B)Determine from the physician what was discussed with the patient.
• C)Ask the family whether the patient understands the procedure.
• D)Ask the patient what he/she understands about the procedure.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set when it is organized in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the set has an even number of observations.

IQR

IQR, or Interquartile Range, is a measure of statistical variability, which is calculated as the difference between the 25th (first quartile) and the 75th percentile (third quartile) values in a data set, showing the spread of the middle 50% of the data.

Range

The gap between the maximum and minimum figures within a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a list of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half of the data set.