The family of an older adult who is aphasic reports to the nurse manager that the primary nurse failed to obtain a signed consent before inserting an indwelling catheter to measure hourly output. What should the nurse manager consider before responding?
1
Procedures for a client’s benefit do not require a signed consent.
2
Clients who are aphasic are incapable of signing an informed consent.
3
A separate signed informed consent for routine treatments is unnecessary.
4
A specific intervention without a client’s signed consent is an invasion of rights.