1. What is a hospital's responsibility to assure that patients give valid consent to surgery when the physician is an independent member of the medical staff?
a. To require a nurse to witness the consent form.
b. To have procedures that will ensure surgery does not begin unless consent is documented in the medical record.
c. To explain the risks of the surgery and the alternative forms of treatment.
d. To check with the patient's health plan and determine whether the procedure is covered by insurance.
2. Most states now apply which standard to evaluate the risks that should be disclosed to the patient for informed consent?
A. What most reasonable physicians disclose.
B. What the Joint Commission requires.
C. What the American Medical Association requires.
D. What reasonable patients would want to know