A 10-year-old child needs a non-emergency procedure, and a parent has provided legal consent. What should the nurse do with the child?
Correct answer: B. Seek the child's assent after explaining the procedure
- A. Proceed without speaking to the child
- B. Seek the child's assent after explaining the procedure
- C. Ask the child to provide the parent's legal consent
- D. Allow the child to make every decision alone
Explanation
Parental consent does not remove the child's right to receive an explanation and participate through assent when developmentally able. The child is not usually the sole decision-maker, but should not be excluded from care.
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