Practice Question
A client with unstable angina needs a cardiac catheterization, so the healthcare provider (HCP) explains the risks and benefits of the procedure, and then leaves to set up for the procedure. When the nurse presents the consent form for signature, the client hesitates and asks how the wires will keep the heart going. Which action should the nurse take?
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Correct Answer:
Call the HCP to return and provide additional explanation.
Rationale:
🟧 Only the HCP performing the procedure may explain risks, benefits, and technique.
🟧 Hesitation signals a lack of understanding, requiring provider clarification.
🟧 Nurses witness consent, not provide detailed procedural explanation.
🟧 Accurate information supports true informed consent.
🟧 Calling the HCP prevents misinformation and protects patient autonomy.
Nurse explaining procedure
🟧 Nurses cannot explain procedural details or answer medical questions.
🟧 Doing so violates informed consent rules.
Next of kin providing consent
🟧 Next of kin cannot consent when the patient is competent.
🟧 This violates patient autonomy.
Postpone the procedure
🟧 Nurse cannot delay procedures without HCP involvement.
🟧 Must refer back to the provider first.
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This question is from HESI BSN 225-RN Fundamentals Fall-2025 which contains 59 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: HESI Exam(s)
- Domain: Hesi Fundamentals of Nursing
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