One of Your Staff Nurses Asks for Your Advice Because

Multiple Choice

One of your staff nurses asks for your advice because a patient refuses to sign a consent form for surgery.The patient says that he will not sign because he does not understand the nature of the surgery.You advise that: (Select all that apply.)

A) Consent must not be coerced.
B) The patient has a right to choose not to consent.
C) The patient must sign the consent because the doctor wants him to sign.
D) Witnessing the signing of a consent from is related only to the voluntary nature of the signature.