NCLEX-PN

Category - Coordinated Care

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A nurse is assigned in the medical-surgical ward. After receiving the client assignment from the RN, the nurse knows that the following clients should have signed informed consents for their procedures except:

A 58-year-old male client scheduled for bedside paracentesis
A 39-year-old female client scheduled for transvaginal ultrasound
A 29-year-old male client scheduled for lumbar puncture
A 42-year-old female client scheduled for 12-lead ECG

Explanation

Answer: D - Informed consent is a legal document indicating the client’s permission to have his or her body touched by a specific individual for an invasive or risky test or procedure. An informed consent for a 12-lead ECG is not necessary.

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