A parent of a 16-year-old patient asks the nurse, “How could the surgeon operate without my consent?” What is the best response given by the nurse? a) “The surgical procedure being performed does not require consent.” b) “Two doctors decided your child needed the surgery, therefore we did not need to get consent.” c) “Your child had life-threatening injuries that required immediate surgery.” d) “We obtained consent from your child after your child requested the surgery.”
A parent of a 16-year-old patient asks the nurse, “How could the surgeon operate without my consent?” What is the best response given by the nurse?
a) “The surgical procedure being performed does not require consent.”
b) “Two doctors decided your child needed the surgery, therefore we did not need to get consent.”
c) “Your child had life-threatening injuries that required immediate surgery.”
d) “We obtained consent from your child after your child requested the surgery.”