[New post] [Answer] A client is admitted voluntarily to a psychiatric unit. Later the client develops severe pain in the right lower quadrant and is diagnosed as having acute appendicitis. How should the nurse prepare the client for the appendectomy?1 Have two nurses witness the client signing the operative consent form.2 Ensure that the health care provider and the psychiatrist sign for the surgery because it is an emergency procedure.3 Ask the client to sign the operative consent form after the client has been informed of the procedure and required care.4 Inform the client’s next of kin that it will be necessary for one of them to sign the consent form because the client is on a psychiatric unit.

answertrivia posted: " Answer: 3 Because the client is not certified as incompetent the right of informed consent is retained. The client can sign the consent but the client's signature requires only one witness. Because there is no evidence of incompetence the clien" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on AnswerTrivia.com [Answer] A client is admitted voluntarily to a psychiatric unit. Later the client develops severe pain in the right lower quadrant and is diagnosed as having acute appendicitis. How should the nurse prepare the client for the appendectomy?1 Have two nurses witness the client signing the operative consent form.2 Ensure that the health care provider and the psychiatrist sign for the surgery because it is an emergency procedure.3 Ask the client to sign the operative consent form after the client has been informed of the procedure and required care.4 Inform the client's next of kin that it will be necessary for one of them to sign the consent form because the client is on a psychiatric unit. by answertrivia Answer: 3 Because the client is not certified as incompetent the right of informed consent is retained. The client can sign the consent but the client's signature requires only one witness. Because there is no evidence of incompetence the client should sign the consent. A client is admitted voluntarily to a psychiatric unit. Later the client develops severe pain in the right lower quadrant and is diagnosed as having acute appendicitis. How should the nurse prepare the client for the appendectomy?1 Have two nurses witness the client signing the operative consent form.2 Ensure that the health care provider and t... answertrivia | 25th May 2021 at 2:53 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/pcLptW-10m5 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from AnswerTrivia.com. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://answertrivia.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/answer-a-client-is-admitted-voluntarily-to-a-psychiatric-unit-later-the-client-develops-severe-pain-in-the-right-lower-quadrant-and-is-diagnosed-as-having-acute-appendicitis-how-should-the-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com