An 84-year-old adult male requires nonurgent surgery. The client is considered to have diminished decision-making capacity due to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The nurse questions his ability to provide informed consent for the procedure. The best action for the nurse to take in this situation is which of the following?

as this is nonurgent surgery with few risks, allow the client to sign the consent form contact administrative personnel for a determination consistent with hosp...

The nurse assists the client to the operating room table and supervises the operating room technician preparing the sterile field. Which action, completed by the surgical technician, indicates to the nurse that a sterile field has been contaminated?

A sterile object is held below the table surface and returned to the sterile field. The outer inch of the sterile towel hangs over the side of the table. A part...