Informed Consent — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Provider informs · nurse witnesses
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🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
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✅Provider Does
Nursing actions
- Explains procedure, risks, benefits, alternatives
✅Nurse Does
Nursing actions
- Witnesses the signature
- Confirms understanding & that it's voluntary
- Ensures form complete before sedation
- Patient sedated, confused, or a minor
- Coerced / not voluntary
✨Quick Tip
Explains procedure, risks, benefits, alternatives.
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