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...